Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Chukwunedu Okeke
3rd-year defensive lineman on James Madison's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 305 lb · Mableton, GA · Pebblebrook
Transferred Western Kentucky → James Madison for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on James Madison's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to James Madison in 2026.
Chukwunedu Okeke
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Billy Napier. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Wagner — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Pebblebrook
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to James Madison
2025Western Kentucky
2026James Madison
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Game log
Background
2025 at Western Kentucky: Played in one game Had one tackle in collegiate debut vs. Sam Houston (Aug. 23) 2024 at Western Kentucky: Did not see any game action High School: Lettered at Pebblebrook High School Had 41 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and a forced fumble in 10 games as a...
The defensive line · James Madison
- #8Amar Thomas6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Mychal Mcmullin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Kells Bush0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Chukwunedu Okeke0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Turner Schmidt0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology