Linebacker, Georgia Southern, to 2016
Ukeme Eligwe
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Stone Mountain, GA
- Born
- Apr 27, 1994
Ukeme Eligwe played linebacker at Georgia Southern (to 2016). The Kansas City Chiefs took Eligwe in round 5, No. 183 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
18tackles, best game on filevs. Troy, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 104 | 65 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 7 | LB | |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 7 | LB | 6′2″ |
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
2016 Georgia Southern 11 games, 104 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Savannah State | W 54–0 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at South Alabama | W 24–9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UL Monroe | W 23–21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Arkansas State | L 26–27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Georgia Tech | L 24–35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico State | W 22–19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. App State | L 10–34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | at Ole Miss | L 27–37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Louisiana | L 26–33 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Georgia State | L 24–30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Troy | W 28–24 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Oakland Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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