Levi Onwuzurike: DL · Washington · #9.
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Levi Onwuzurike
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the Washington defensive front. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Stanford — Week 6, 2019.
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
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 45 | 20 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Washington | 31 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | Washington | 16 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 92 | 47 | 15.5 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs California | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-20vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-19@ BYU | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs No. 21 USC | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23@ Stanford | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 51-27@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35vs No. 12 Oregon | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-33vs No. 9 Utah | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 19-7@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-13vs Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-7vs No. 18 Boise State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 20 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries45 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Chris Petersen — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Petersen
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
45 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Washington, 7 sacks — drafted at #41 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chris Petersen → Jimmy Lake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 6th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 6th NFL season
