Running back, Western Michigan, 2014–⁠18

Leo Ekwoge

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Olney, MD

Leo Ekwoge played running back at Western Michigan (2014–⁠18).

Team titles: MAC champions, 2016

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Western Michigan440000
2017Western Michigan440000
2018Western Michigan760000
Career15140000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloTkl
20158 of 1311

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Western Michigan5RBRS
2015Western Michigan5RBFr.
2016Western Michigan5RBSo.
2017Western Michigan5RBJr.
2018Western Michigan5RBSr.5′11″210

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Western Michigan70.26––1.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Western Michigan 6 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 22atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠1511000
Sep 29atMiami (OH)W 40–⁠3922000
Oct 20atCentral MichiganW 35–⁠1011000
Oct 25vs.ToledoL 24–⁠5111000
Nov 13atBall StateL 41–⁠4211000
Nov 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 28–⁠2110000
2017 Western Michigan 6 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 23vs.WagnerW 49–⁠14–––––
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 55–⁠311000
Oct 7atBuffaloW 71–⁠6811000
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganL 28–⁠3511000
Nov 15atNorthern IllinoisL 31–⁠3511000
Nov 24atToledoL 10–⁠37–––––
2016 Western Michigan 2 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠3122000
Nov 8atKent StateW 37–⁠2122000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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