E.J. Ejiya

Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography

E.J. Ejiya registers one of his two sacks against UTSA

Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 231
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Blaine, MN
Prev School:
North Dakota State College of Science

Ranks second in program history in career tackles for loss (40.5) and the program leader in single season tackles for loss (25.0 in 2018).

2018:
• First team All-Conference USA selection
• Member of the team’s leadership council
• Led the team in tackles with 121 (60 solo) with team highs in tackles for loss with 25.0 (fourth in FBS), sacks (9.0) to go along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a blocked extra point and 11 quarterback hurries in 13 games
• Posted a team-high-tying eight tackles, two of which were for loss vs. Utah State in the New Mexico Bowl on 12/15
• Had 11 tackles, a career high 4.0 tackles for loss, and a pair of sacks, including one that pushed an eventual game-tying FG attempt back in the final seconds of the win at UTSA on 11/24
• Recorded eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry on 11/15 in the win vs. Florida Atlantic
• Made nine tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss at Old Dominion on 11/10
• Posted eight stops, a half tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries in the homecoming win on 10/27 vs. Rice
• Had a career high 14 tackles (10 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, a half sack and a quarterback hurry at UAB on 10/20
• Recorded 12 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss in the win on 10/13 vs. Southern Miss
• Made a team-high nine stops, recorded a half sack and a tackle for loss with a quarterback hurry in the win at UTEP on 10/6
• Posted nine tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries vs. Louisiana Tech on 9/29
• Made eight tackles and a sack (1.0 tackle for loss) on 9/22 in the win at Liberty
• Had 12 tackles, a sack and 3.0 tackles for loss in the win at Arkansas on 9/15
• Posted a team high eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and blocked an extra point in the win on 9/8 vs. Incarnate Word
• Recorded the first two sacks of his season and posted five tackles with a forced fumble in the win vs. SMU on 9/1

2017:
• Finished the season leading the team in total tackles with 109 (51 solo), with 12.0 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a team-high 7.0 sacks in 14 games, all starts, earning all-conference honorable mention status
• Recorded a team-high-tying nine tackles, two of which were for loss, in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Had seven stops and 1.5 sacks in the C-USA Championship Game at Florida Atlantic on 12/2
• Made a career-high-tying 12 tackles and recorded a sack at Rice in the win on 11/25
• Had eight tackles on 11/18 in the win vs. Army West Point
• Made six tackles in the win at La Tech on 11/4
• Had 10 tackles, one for loss, and a quarterback hurry on 10/28 in a win vs. Old Dominion
• Posted a team and career-high 12 tackles at Florida Atlantic on 10/21
• Made eight stops, one for loss, in the win on 10/14 vs. UTSA
• Tied for the team lead in tackles with 10 (six solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the win at Southern Miss on 9/30
• Led the team in tackles with nine in the win vs. UAB on 9/23
• Made seven stops, had 1.5 tackles for loss with a sack, a forced fumble and two quarterback hurries at Iowa on 9/16
• Posted a team-high seven tackles (2.0 TFL) and the first two sacks of his career at SMU on 9/9
• Made his season debut on 9/2 vs. Lamar with four tackles (one solo)

2016:
• Made 13 appearances for the Mean Green, posting 43 tackles (26 solo), three-and-a-half for a loss
• Recorded three tackles (two solo) vs. Army in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on 12/27
• Had one stop on 11/26 at UTEP
• Posted one tackle vs. Southern Miss on 11/19 in a win
• Recorded a career-high nine tackles (four solo) to lead the team on 11/12 at WKU
• Had a tackle vs. La Tech on 11/5
• Made three stops on 10/29 at UTSA
• Notched a then career-high six tackles (five solo) in the win at Army on 10/22
• Posted three tackles, one of which was for a loss in the win vs. Marshall on 10/8
• Had two tackles on 10/1 vs. MTSU
• Made three stops, one of which was for a loss, on 9/24 in a double OT win at Rice
• Posted five tackles (four solo) at No. 23 Florida on 9/17
• Recorded three tackles on 9/10 vs. Bethune-Cookman in the win
• Made North Texas debut in the season-opener vs. SMU on 9/3 with three tackles, one of which was for a loss

Junior College:
• NJCAA All-America honorable mention
• Totaled a team-high 62 tackles and four sacks
• Helped lead North Dakota SCS to an 8-3 record, a division championship and an appearance in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference state championships
• Sat out the 2014 season due to injury
• Was second team all-state selection and first team all-Metro selection at Spring Lake Park High School in Minneapolis