Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Stone Mountain, GA
Ukeme Eligwe: LB · Georgia Southern · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ukeme Eligwe
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 18 tackles and 1 sack against Troy, Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
104 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 104 | 65 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 104 | 65 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-0vs Savannah State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-9@ South Alabama | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-21vs UL Monroe | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27@ Arkansas State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-19@ New Mexico State | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs App State | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-37@ Ole Miss | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-33vs Louisiana | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Georgia State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-24vs Troy | 18 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Total | 104 | 65 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 14 · 2016
W 28-24
vs Troy
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 18 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
104tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups104 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Summers
Pass share
34.1%
264 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
104 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Georgia Southern, 104 tackles — drafted at #183 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Tyson Summers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 10th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 10th NFL season
