Kenneth Orji: LB · Rice · #10.
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Kenneth Orji
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Rice. On tape: 3 tackles against Louisiana Tech, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-41@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-56vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-21@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 42-41
3 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Louisiana Tech on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles.
5 seasons under Mike Bloomgren — 16-39 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Pass share
46.7%
402 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #544 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Rice, 113 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Bloomgren.
