Denzel Chukwukelu: DT · UTEP · #11.
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Denzel Chukwukelu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at UTEP span three head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price and Dana Dimel. The first one came in 2019: All-Conference USA. On tape: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UTSA, Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-26vs UTSA | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-32@ Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-52@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-44@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%6 TFLSack rate
13%3 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry23 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.2%
329 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at UTEP, 91 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
