Duke Ejiofor
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight255 lb
BornApr 24, 1995
Age31
CollegeWake ForestSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2018
Draft2018 · Rd 6, Pick 177 · HOU
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | — | HOU | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 158 | 19.2% | 56 | 20.7% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 90.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 158 | 19.2% | 56 | 20.7% | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | HOU | 6 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | HOU | 12 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 90.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 19 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 19 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
26
Sustained
career value
×.6
26
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 26 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 19· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 26
On-field 20.4
Availability 5.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2018bestavg 262018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1003.797Snap share19.2%Def snaps158Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1QBHits2Dis2.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Johnathan JosephCB1yJon WeeksLS1yKareem JacksonS1yDeAndre HopkinsWR1yTyrann MathieuFS1yDemaryius ThomasWR1yJadeveon ClowneyOLB1yJ.J. WattDE1yWhitney MercilusDE1yKa'imi FairbairnK1yDJ ReaderDT1yJustin ReidS1yKendall LammOT1yAngelo BlacksonDE1yZach CunninghamILB1yDeAndre CarterWR1yJordan AkinsTE1yZach FultonG1yShareece WrightDB1yLamar MillerRB1ySenio KelemeteG1yChristian CovingtonDE1yBenardrick McKinneyILB1yCarlos WatkinsDE1y
2018 Draft Class· this player went #177
#169Jordan WilkinsRB#170Darius PhillipsCB#171Mike WhiteQB#172J.K. ScottP#173Johnny TownsendP#174Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR#175Damion RatleyWR#176John KellyRB#179Parry NickersonCB#180Foley FatukasiDT#181Kylie FittsLB#183Sam JonesG#184Marcell HarrisDB#185Deon CainWR#186Jacob MartinDE#187Ray-Ray McCloudWR
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 6, Pick 177
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with HOU
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 255 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | HOU | 0 | W1Questionable· HamstringW2Questionable· HamstringW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· Shoulder |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
19
peak 26
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
75%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 1.2 | 11+4 | 0.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #177 (Rd 6) · HOU · 2018 · -7.9 vs expected KV-H
19actual
26.9 expected · Δ−7.9
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