Duke Ejiofor

Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, TX
High School:
Alief Taylor

2017 (Redshirt Senior)
Invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl but did not play due to injury . . . Invited to the NFL Draft Combine . . . Named second team All-ACC . . . Second team All-ACC by Phil Steele . . . Finished his career with 23.5 sacks, third-best in school history . . . Finished eighth in the ACC in sacks with 6.5 . . . Third in the ACC in tackles for loss with 16.5 (1.38 per game) . . . His 23.5 career sacks ranks as the 30th-most ever by an ACC player . . . Fourth team preseason All-American by Athlon and College Sports Madness . . . Second team preseason All-ACC by Athlon and Lindy’s . . . Rated the No. 12 DE in the nation and second team All-ACC by Lindy’s Sports . . . Named to the preseason Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list . . . Ranked No. 65 on Sports Illustrated’s list of the top 100 college players in the nation in 2017 . . . Member of the Bednarik Award pre-season watch list . . . Member of the Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list . . . Rated the No. 10 draft eligible DE in the nation by Phil Steele . . . Third team preseason All-American by College Sports Madness . . .
Had five tackles and two tackles for loss in win over Texas A&M in the Belk Bowl . . . DNP vs. NC State (11/18) while nursing a sore ankle . . . Returned to starting line-up vs. Duke (11/25) and had a pair of tackles . . . Had five tackles and two tackles for loss for game-high 10 yards . . . Twisted an ankle in the second quarter Syracuse (11/11) and did not make a tackle . . . Had five tackles and a sack of Lamar Jackson vs. Louisville (10/28) . . . Responsible for season-high 2.5 sacks at Georgia Tech (10/21) . . . Had six total tackles, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry against the Yellow Jackets . . . Named the Bednarik Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Florida State (9/30) . . . Had two tackles, both for loss, vs. Utah State (9/16) . . . Had one tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry at Boston College (9/9).

2016 (Redshirt Junior)
Was a consensus third-team All-ACC selection as a junior ... Named third team by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, Associated Press and Phil Steele ... Nominee for the Bednarik Award ... Led Wake Forest with 10.5 sacks and was second on the team with 17 tackles for loss ... Finished the year fourth in the ACC in sacks with 0.81 per game ... Finished eighth in the ACC in tackles for loss with 17 ... Tied for the league lead with 8.5 sacks against ACC opponents ... Set the school record for sacks by a junior with 10.5, breaking the previous mark of 10.0 ... Finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles ... Tied for the team lead with four QB hurries ... Had four tackles, a half-sack and 1.5 tackles for loss against Tulane (9/1) ... Earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after his performance at Duke (9/10) ... Had career-best seven tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two QB hurries ... Named the Bednarik Award Defensive Player of the Week ... Had an 11-yard sack vs. Delaware ... Two tackles, two pass break-ups and a half-tackle for loss vs. Indiana (9/24) ... Collected four tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss vs. NC State (10/1) ... Had four tackles and a sack in a win over Syracuse (10/8) ... Named the state Mid-Season Defensive Player of the Year by the Fayetteville Observer ... Named a second team Mid-Season All-American by Sports Illustrated ... Had a 14-yard sack vs. Boston College (11/26) ... Had six tackles and a critical late fourth quarter sack that took Temple out of field goal range in the Military Bowl ... Led all defensive ends with 700 reps in 2016 ... Earned his third varsity letter. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Missed the first five games of the season while recovering from a preseason injury ... Led the team with 4.5 sacks on the year ... Recorded a sack in four of the seven games he played ... Was ninth on the team with 28 tackles ... Added a pair of QB hurries ... Sacked Louisville's QB late in the second quarter that resulted in a Wake Forest safety and a 12-10 lead over the Cardinals ... Totaled 404 snaps during the season including season-best 84 vs. Duke (11/28). 2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made one tackle in his first college game at ULM as a redshirt freshman ... Recorded 12 tackles and two sacks on the season ... Season-best four tackles, all solos, vs. Florida State ... Had sacks in consecutive weeks vs. Louisville and Florida State ... Added one QB hurry vs. ULM ... Had 56 snaps vs. Florida State ... Missed the final two games of the season with an injury ... On the field for a total of 322 plays as a redshirt freshman ... Awarded first varsity letter. 2013 (True Freshman)
Redshirted the season.

High School
A 2013 graduate of Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas ... Honorable mention All-Greater Houston selection ... Named one of the top 100 players in the Houston area by the Houston Chronicle ... Was an honorable mention selection in District 18-5A ... Had 47 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and six pass break-ups as a senior ... Ran a 4.53 40 and had a 39-inch vertical leap in high school ... An honor roll student ... Also was a high jumper in track for the Lions ... Had offers from Houston, Rice, Kansas and TCU ... Recruited by Derrick Jackson.

Personal
Son of Dr. Samuel and Franca Ejiofor ... Born Apr. 24, 1995 ... Name is pronounced "EDGE-eh-for".