Defensive line, Oklahoma, 2021–24
Ethan Downs
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Weatherford, OK
- Born
- Oct 13, 2002
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Ethan Downs played defensive line at Oklahoma (2021–24).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Texas, 2023Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 40 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 40 | DL | So. | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 40 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 40 | DL | Sr. | 6′4″ | 265 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Oklahoma 12 games, 29 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Temple | W 51–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Houston | W 16–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Tulane | W 34–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tennessee | L 15–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Auburn | W 27–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas | L 3–34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. South Carolina | L 9–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Ole Miss | L 14–26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Missouri | L 23–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Alabama | W 24–3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at LSU | L 17–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Navy | L 20–21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Oklahoma 12 games, 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 73–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Tulsa | W 66–17 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Cincinnati | W 20–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa State | W 50–20 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Texas | W 34–30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UCF | W 31–29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas | L 33–38 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. West Virginia | W 59–20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. TCU | W 69–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Arizona | L 24–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oklahoma 12 games, 37 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UTEP | W 45–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kent State | W 33–3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Nebraska | W 49–14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kansas State | L 34–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atTCU | L 24–55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Texas | L 0–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kansas | W 52–42 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIowa State | W 27–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Baylor | L 35–38 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWest Virginia | L 20–23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas Tech | L 48–51 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oklahoma 8 games, 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Western Carolina | W 76–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.West Virginia | W 16–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.TCU | W 52–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atKansas | W 35–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Texas Tech | W 52–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Iowa State | W 28–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOklahoma State | L 33–37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Oregon | W 47–32 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 269 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| Wingspan | 77″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 32 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.58 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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