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Daniel Ekuale
DT · CLE/JAX/NE/PIT · 2019–2025
Born January 13, 1994 · College Washington State · Undrafted · 6-3, 300 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | JAX | 6 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NE | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 playoffs | NE | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NE | 9 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | NE | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | NE | 15 | 52 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PIT | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | PIT | 42 | 97 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CLE | 7 | – | – | 111 | 23.6 |
| 2020 | JAX | 9 | – | – | 280 | 45.5 |
| 2021 | NE | 7 | – | – | 99 | 23.3 |
| 2021 playoffs | NE | 1 | – | – | 16 | 30.2 |
| 2022 | NE | 15 | – | – | 356 | 35.9 |
| 2023 | NE | 3 | – | – | 53 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | NE | 16 | – | – | 710 | 68.1 |
| 2025 | PIT | 7 | – | – | 72 | 14.6 |
Game logs
2025 game log (4 games)
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ CIN | W 16–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs SEA | L 20–23 OT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-19 | @ NYJ | L 3–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ SF | L 13–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs MIA | L 10–15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ JAX | L 16–32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ TEN | L 17–20 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ CHI | W 19–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs LA | L 22–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ MIA | L 15–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs IND | L 24–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ ARI | L 17–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ BUF | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | vs LAC | L 7–40 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs BUF | W 23–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (2 games)
2022 game log (9 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs BAL | L 26–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ GB | L 24–27 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs DET | W 29–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ CLE | W 38–15 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs NYJ | W 10–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-01 | vs BUF | L 10–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-12 | @ ARI | W 27–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs CIN | L 18–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ BUF | L 23–35 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |