Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Eric Etienne
Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 305 lb · Miramar, FL · Miramar HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
2 tackles
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Western Kentucky's 2025 roster.
- Signed with Norfolk State in 2024.
- Transferred from Norfolk State to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Eric Etienne
Norfolk State to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 1 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Norfolk Stateout of Miramar
2025
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
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 2 games: 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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (So.) | 3/0: Etienne appeared in three games during his first season at WKU. He saw action at Missouri State on Sept. 27, against New Mexico State on Nov. 1 and against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 15. He recorded one tackle on the season, coming in the win over the Blue Raiders. Before WKU: Eti...
The defensive line · Western Kentucky
- Mackavelli Malotumau7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jayden Gray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Rylen Sua-Filo3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Zeiqui Lawton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Eric Etienne0 tackles for loss · 2025
20 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology