Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Ikenna Ezeogu
Senior defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 273 lb · Blue Springs, MO · Blue Springs
CFB Index 45 · #238 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
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
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles · 3 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Ikenna Ezeogu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Iowa State to Penn State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Blue Springs
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). 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: 2.0 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
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
45 · #238 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #238 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 25 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 19 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 16 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Latore’s 2024 season.
Matches Jack on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Jack on
Class year (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shemar Stewart's junior season at Texas A&M (2024).
71%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 17
Matches Shemar on
Weight
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Shemar on
Hurry rate (higher)
TFL rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ikenna Ezeogu
The defensive line · Penn State
- #19Yvan Kemajou5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Ikenna Ezeogu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Siale Taupaki2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Armstrong Nnodim2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Tyriq Blanding2 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology