2023 SEASON
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Defense
Days
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Sundays | 16 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Months
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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December | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
January | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
November | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Group
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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vs AFC Teams | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs NFC Teams | 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outside Own Division | 10 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs Own Division | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponents by Team
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outcomes
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Losses | 12 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wins | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadiums
G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG | |
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Cleveland Browns Stadium | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
State Farm Stadium | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Levi's® Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FedExField | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lincoln Financial Field | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SoFi Stadium | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NRG Stadium | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Soldier Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lumen Field | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Acrisure Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
NoteCARDS:
- Selected by Arizona with their first pick of the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Duke, becoming the second Blue Devil selected by the Cardinals in 56 years and the first since LB Melvin Parker in the 15th round (371st overall) in 1973.
- Moved to the United States with his family at age 8 from his native Lagos, Nigeria.
NoteCARDS:
- Selected by Arizona with their first pick of the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Duke, becoming the second Blue Devil selected by the Cardinals in 56 years and the first since LB Melvin Parker in the 15th round (371st overall) in 1973.
- Moved to the United States with his family at age 8 from his native Lagos, Nigeria.
Pro Career:
Selected by Arizona with their first pick of the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Duke and appeared in 28 games (two starts) during his first two seasons.Â
2022: Appeared in 14 games (including his first two career starts) on defense and special teams and collected 13 tackles (10 solo) with one QB hit and added five tackles on special teams ... registered one tackle in the regular season opener vs. KC (9/11) ... posted one tackle in Cardinals overtime win @ LV (9/18) ... had a special teams tackle vs. LAR (9/25) ... recorded two tackles on defense and one on special teams vs. Phi (10/9) ... registered a career-high three tackles @ Sea (10/16) ... started his first career game and had two tackles in Cardinals Thursday Night Football win vs. NO (10/20) ... started and recorded two tackles @ Min (10/30) ... had one tackle vs. Sea (11/6) ... recorded one assisted tackle @ Den (12/18).Â
2021: Appeared in 14 games recording one tackle and one QB hit on defense with three solo tackles on special teams saw action on special teams during his NFL debut @ Ten (9/12) and vs. Min (9/19) ... inactive @ Jax (9/26), @ LAR (10/3) and vs. SF (10/10) ... tallied a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage @ Cle (10/17) ... registered one tackle and one QB hit for a defense that held the Cowboys rushing attack to just 45 total yards from scrimmage @ Dal (1/2/22)... inactive vs. NE (12/25). Â
College:
A two-time All-ACC selection (2019-20), started all 49 games he played and totaled 166 tackles, 36.0 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks (second most in program history), 28 QB pressures, one INT, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in four seasons (2017-20) at Duke ... earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades and was named a semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, awarded to the college defensive player who makes the biggest impact for his team on and off the field as a senior in 2020 … recorded 44 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss (ninth in the ACC), 7.5 sacks (third), five QB pressures, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 11 games (all starts) … named second-team All-ACC and earned the team's Mike McGee Award as Duke's top defensive lineman as a junior in 2019 … started all 12 games and totaled 41 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 8.5 sacks (tied for fourth in the ACC), 10 QB pressures and one forced fumble … tallied the highest single-season sack total by a Blue Devil since 2002, which ranked fifth all-time in program history ... started all 13 games and recorded 41 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, nine QB pressures, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for the ACC's fourth-ranked pass defense as a sophomore in 2018 … received the Mike McGee Award as the team's top defensive lineman after leading the Blue Devils in both tackles for loss and sacks … received first-team Freshman All-American accolades from ESPN, becoming the 12th first-team Freshman All-American pick in program history in 2017 … started all 13 games and totaled 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss (led all ACC freshman), 2.0 sacks, four QB pressures, one fumble recovery and a pass defensed for the conference's third-ranked scoring defense.
Personal:
Last name is pronounced "dee-moo-KAY-gee" … prepped at the Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Baltimore, MD) … earned USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Football second-team honors and Baltimore Sun All-Metro first-team accolades with 72 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2016 … selected to play for Team Baltimore in the Crab Bowl following his senior season and was named a 2016 Under Armour ELITE 100 postseason selection ... earned All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference recognition with 42 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries as a junior in 2015 … graduated in December, 2020 with a degree in Evolutionary Anthropology.