 Ejiofor with the Texans in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Born: | (1995-04-24)April 24, 1995 (age 29) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Alief Taylor (Houston, TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018: 6th round, 177th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Duke Ejiofor (born April 24, 1995) is anAmerican footballlinebacker who is a free agent. He playedcollege football atWake Forest, and was selected by theHouston Texans in the sixth round of the2018 NFL draft.
As a junior at Wake Forest, Ejiofor had 50tackles, 17 for losses, 10.5sacks, oneinterception and two forcedfumbles. He recorded 47 tackles including 15 for losses, eight sacks and six pass breakups as a senior.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 264 lb (120 kg) | 34+7⁄8 in (0.89 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Ejiofor was selected by theHouston Texans in the sixth round, 177th overall, of the2018 NFL draft.[3] In Week 2, against theTennessee Titans, he recorded his first career sack in his NFL debut.[4]
On May 10, 2019, Ejiofor was placed oninjured reserve after suffering a season-ending torn Achilles.[5]
On August 21, 2020, Ejiofor was placed on injured reserve for a second consecutive season after suffering atorn ACL.[6] On June 9, 2021, Ejiofor was waived with a failed physical designation.[7]
On January 13, 2022, Ejiofor signed a reserve/future contract with theAtlanta Falcons.[8] He was released on March 9, 2022.[9]
On November 17, 2022, Ejiofor was drafted by theHouston Roughnecks of theXFL.[10] He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 20, 2023.[11] He was released on June 21, 2023.[11]
Ejiofor is descended from Nigerian royalty.[12]
