Osita Ekwonu: LB · Charlotte · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Osita Ekwonu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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 | Charlotte | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-26vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-51@ No. 25 Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-33@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-34vs Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-59vs South Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-27@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 29-27vs UAB | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
48.1%
352 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #474 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Notre Dame and Charlotte, 30 tackles — the college career is complete.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Biff Poggi.
