6′3″ · 272 lb · Mesquite, TX · Horn
Kene Okonkwo: DL · New Mexico · #98.
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Kene Okonkwo
Wins his gap play after play. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at New Mexico. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UNLV — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico | 43 | 19 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | New Mexico | 23 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 66 | 25 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-30vs New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-28@ Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-13@ Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-38vs Air Force | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27vs Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-42@ Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-55@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38vs UNLV | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-35@ San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 19 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries43 tackles · 6 for loss.
2 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
30.9%
241 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
43 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bob Davie.
