| Duke Ihenacho Scouting Report |
| Duke Ihenacho - San Jose State (HT: 6-0 - WT: 212) |
Positives -- Good size and physical tools for a strong safety, has some raw physical talent and could develop into a solid producer with some coaching... Good in the box safety, has plus instincts, takes good angles and runs hard in pursuit, very physical in the run game, has a nose for making or assisting on
most tackles... Even following his move to safety, recorded 170 tackles (91 solo) in 26 games; 98 tackles (52 solo) as a linebacker in his first two seasons with the Spartans... Shows the ability to penetrate into the backfield... Good feel for the game, knows where to sit in the zones and when to break on the football... Has also played linebacker in college, possesses the versatility to play multiple positions, had been named All-WAC first team as both a linebacker (2008) and safety (2009, 2011)... Has the ability to be a solid producer on special teams.
Negatives -- A classic tweener without an NFL position; good size but not enough speed for a safety, and good speed but not enough size or tackling power for a linebacker... Inconsistent production, will have 10+ tackles one game but two tackles the next... Hesitates against more powerful competition, which leads to poor tackling; tucks his head and throws his body rather than trying to wrap up bigger players... Not a true ball hawk; poor deep speed, can be caught staring in the backfield at times and get beaten over the top... A late round selection at best, more likely an undrafted free agent trying to make a camp... Needs to develop more confidence taking on elite competition or he will be out of the NFL in less than three years... Another good college player who lacks the talent needed to succeed in the NFL... Received a medical redshirt after missing most of the 2010 season with a broken foot.
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At San Jose State -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Played only in the Alabama (9/4) and Southern Utah (9/18) games before a season-ending injury forced him to the sidelines... Credited with a forced fumble that prevented a touchdown in the opener at Alabama (9/4)... Was in on 8 tackles for the season... One tackle for loss came in the Alabama contest... A pass break-up and four tackles in the Southern Utah victory.
2009: First-team All-WAC defensive back... One of six conference players named first-team All-WAC in 2008 and 2009... Second on the team in total tackles with 89... Season high 12 tackles against Idaho (10/10) and Hawai'i (11/21)... 10 assisted tackles in the Idaho game were the most by a Spartan in 2009... Only interception of the season was in the Idaho game... Began the season on the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List.
2008: First-team All-WAC pick as a linebacker... Became the first known brother tandem in NCAA history to lead the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or Division I-A in separate major statistical categories in the same week... Following the games played on October 18, Duke shared the national lead with four interceptions in seven games and Carl tied for the top spot in tackles for loss with 14.0... Finished 2008 as the WAC leader in interceptions at 0.42 per game and was 19th nationally... Was the first of 12 FBS players among the top 100 to return two interceptions for touchdowns in 2008... One of only two defensive players to score touchdowns via interceptions in back-to-back games... 43-yard touchdown return in the Utah State win (10/11) and 43-yard score in the New Mexico State victory (10/18)... His two interceptions in the Utah State win were the only time in 2008 a Spartan had two thefts in a game... Fifth on the Spartans with 66 tackles... Had a pair of double-digit tackle games... Season-high 13 stops (6 solo, 7 assisted) with 2.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery against Boise State (10/24)... 11 tackles (3 solo, 8 assisted) against Louisiana Tech (11/8)... Notched 3.0 tackles for loss at Nevada (11/15).
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