Linebacker, Western Kentucky, 2014–17
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Hometown
- Bowling Green, KY
- Born
- Oct 12, 1995
Joel Iyiegbuniwe played linebacker at Western Kentucky (2014–17). The Chicago Bears took Iyiegbuniwe in round 4, No. 115 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 2017Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 64 | 39 | 10 | 3.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 117 | 54 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 181 | 93 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 of 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 of 14 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 4 | LB | ||
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 4 | LB | ||
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 4 | LB | ||
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 4 | LB | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2017 Western Kentucky 13 games, 117 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 31–17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Illinois | L 7–20 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 22–23 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ball State | W 33–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at UTEP | W 15–14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Charlotte | W 45–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Old Dominion | W 35–31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Florida Atlantic | L 28–42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Marshall | L 23–30 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 41–38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Florida International | L 17–41 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | L 17–27 | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
2016 Western Kentucky 13 games, 64 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Rice | W 46–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Alabama | L 10–38 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Miami (OH) | W 31–24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 30–31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Houston Christian | W 50–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atLouisiana Tech | L 52–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 44–43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Old Dominion | W 59–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 52–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida International | W 49–21 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. North Texas | W 45–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atMarshall | W 60–6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 58–44 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 229 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 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
5 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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