Ikem Okeke: DB · Hawai'i · #22.
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Ikem Okeke
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Four seasons in the Hawai'i secondary to date. On tape: 9 tackles against Boise State, Week 15, 2019.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs Arizona | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-3@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-59@ No. 14 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-56vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-41vs Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-40vs San José State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-7@ UNLV | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-11vs San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-31vs Army | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 10-31@ No. 19 Boise State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-34vs BYU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 |
Week 14 · 2019
W 52-31
vs Army
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Army.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL55 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Nick Rolovich — 28-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+8g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
60.7%
634 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
69.6
15 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
671 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
