Duke Ejiofor
 Ejiofor with the Texans in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Born: | April 24, 1995 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Alief Taylor (Houston, TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 6 / pick: 177 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Duke Ejiofor (born April 24, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Wake Forest, and was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
College career
[edit]As a junior at Wake Forest, Ejiofor had 50 tackles, 17 for losses, 10.5 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
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
264 lb (120 kg) |
34 7⁄8 in (0.89 m) |
9 3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
[edit]Ejiofor was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 177th overall, of the 2018 NFL draft.[3] In Week 2, against the Tennessee Titans, he recorded his first career sack in his NFL debut.[4]
On May 10, 2019, Ejiofor was placed on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending torn Achilles.[5]
On August 21, 2020, Ejiofor was placed on injured reserve for a second consecutive season after suffering a torn ACL.[6] On June 9, 2021, Ejiofor was waived with a failed physical designation.[7]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On January 13, 2022, Ejiofor signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[8] He was released on March 9, 2022.[9]
Houston Roughnecks
[edit]On November 17, 2022, Ejiofor was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[10] He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 20, 2023.[11] He was released on June 21, 2023.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Ejiofor is descended from Nigerian royalty.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Aaron (April 28, 2018). "Wake Forest pass rusher Duke Ejiofor drafted by hometown Texans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Duke Ejiofor Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Texans Select Duke Ejiofor With 177th Pick". BattleRedBlog.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (September 17, 2018). "Texans rookie Duke Ejiofor notches first NFL sack". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Houston Texans Injury News: Duke Ejiofor Tears Achilles, Sent To Injured Reserve". Battle Red Blog. May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Texans Announce Roster Move". HoustonTexans.com. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Lane, Mark (June 10, 2021). "Texans cut OLB Duke Ejiofor following failed physical". Texans Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Choate, Dave (January 14, 2022). "Falcons sign OLB Duke Ejiofor to reserve/future contract". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Urben, Matt (March 9, 2022). "Falcons release OLB Duke Ejiofor from non-football injury list". Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Collins, Dan (September 22, 2016). "Off the edge: Wake Forest's Ejiofor wreaking havoc for opposing offenses". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Wake Forest Deamon Deacons bio Archived May 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine