Duke Ejiofor



















































Duke Ejiofor

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Ejiofor in the 2018 NFL season

No. 53 – Houston Texans
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born:
(1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 23)
Houston, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Alief Taylor (Houston, TX)
College: Wake Forest
NFL Draft:
2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177
Career history


  • Houston Texans (2018–present)


Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2018























Total tackles:		 9

Sacks:		 1.0

Forced fumbles:		 0

Fumble recoveries:		 1

Interceptions:		 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Duke Ejiofor (born April 24, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). A 2013 graduate of Alief Taylor High School (Houston, TX), he played college football for Wake Forest University.




Contents






  • 1 College career


  • 2 Professional career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





College career


As a junior at Wake Forest, Ejiofor had 50 tackles, 17 for losses, 10 1/2 sacks, one interception and two forced fumbles. He recorded 47 tackles including 15 for losses, eight sacks and six pass breakups as a senior.[1]



Professional career


Ejiofor was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 177th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] In Week 2, against the Tennessee Titans, he recorded his first career sack in his NFL debut.[3]



Personal life


Ejiofor is descended from Nigerian royalty.[4]



References





  1. ^ Wake Forest pass rusher Duke Ejiofor drafted by hometown Texans


  2. ^ "Texans Select Duke Ejiofor With 177th Pick". BattleRedBlog.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Texans rookie Duke Ejiofor notches first NFL sack". Houston Chronicle. September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.


  4. ^ Off the edge: Wake Forest's Ejiofor wreaking havoc for opposing offenses




External links



  • Wake Forest Deamon Deacons bio

  • Houston Texans bio












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