Henry Ikahihifo: DL · Nevada.
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Henry Ikahihifo
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jay Norvell, Justin Wilcox and Jeff Choate. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Troy — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | 43 | 21 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | California | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Nevada | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Nevada | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 23 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 21 | 7.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
8%4 sacksHurry rate
7%3 hurries43 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
43 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Nevada and California, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell, Justin Wilcox, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate.
