Last confirmed: Nevada, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Oakley, CA · Freedom
Patrick Choudja: DE · Nevada · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Patrick Choudja
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Patrick Choudja has been at Nevada through two head coaches in two seasons. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington State, Week 4, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-31@ Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-37vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-30vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-45@ No. 18 Washington State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-41@ Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-44@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 42-45vs Air Force | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-14vs San José State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-42@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-16vs UNLV | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2017
W 23-16
vs UNLV
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%2 sacksTFL rate
14%5 TFL37 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
55.7%
451 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Nevada, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
