Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Udoka Ezeani
Senior defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 218 lb · Richmond, TX · Foster HS
CFB Index 71 · #98 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred UTEP → North Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2024.
- Transferred from UTEP to North Texas in 2026.
Udoka Ezeani
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Udoka Ezeani has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 1 tackles against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Butler C.C.
202510 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Drew Svoboda
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Drew Svoboda → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025UTEP
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 41 | 20 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 21 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Henderson’s 2024 season.
74%match
Matches Jack on
Tackle volume
Weight
Class year
Differs from Jack on
TFL rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Finn Claypool's freshman season at Fresno State (2025).
80%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Finn on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Finn on
Weight (lower)
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at UTEP, was at Boise State in 2024, played at Butler CC in 2023 and started his career in 2021 and 2022 at Missouri State … has seen action in 22 games in his career across his time in FBS and Juco … started all 12 games on the defensive line at UTEP in 2025 …...
The defensive line · North Texas
- #6Udoka Ezeani9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Davion Rhodes6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10David Onuoha4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Justin Benton2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #42Brayden Knox2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology