Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Tito Chikere
Senior defensive end for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 247 lb · Sugar Land, TX · Fort Bend Kempner
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Lamar
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2021.
Tito Chikere
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against USC, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Fort Bend Kempner
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
Background
Prior to Louisiana Enrolled at UL beginning in the Spring 2026 semester … played in 11 games in 2025 at FCS East Texas A&M, finishing with 34 tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss … played in five games during two seasons (2023-24) at Prairie View. High School Rated as a three-star recr...
The defensive line · Louisiana
- Jordan Lawson14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Jaelen Crider3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Kadarius Miller2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #68Fitzgerald West Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Tito Chikere2 games · 2026
13 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology