Senior linebacker for Purdue. 2025: 7 tackles.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Saint Augustine, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
7 tackles
Best game: 3 tackles, vs Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Purdue. 2025: 7 tackles.
Elo Modozie
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Monken and Kirby Smart. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Ole Miss, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-6vs Austin Peay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-20@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 34-39vs Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Trey Moore’s 2024 season.
Matches Trey on
Differs from Trey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cedric Johnson's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2021).
Matches Cedric on
Differs from Cedric on
Player DNA
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