2017 Football Roster
Roster
Emeke Egbule
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Galena Park, Texas
- High School:
- North Shore HS
• 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Third Team
2018: Led The American’s linebackers with seven passes defended ... ranked fifth nationally with three fumble recoveries ... finished with five tackles, including one for loss, one pass breakup and one QB hurry in win against Arizona ... had four tackles, including one for loss, and one pass breakup at Texas Tech ... had three QB hurries and two tackles in win against Texas Southern ... had eight tackles with two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup in win against Tulsa ... had five tackles, four QB hurries, one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown and one interception in win at ECU ... had 11 tackles in win at Navy ... had three tackles with one sack in win over No. 21/20 USF ... had four tackles and one pass breakup in win over Tulane ... had 11 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, with one sack at Memphis ... closed out his career with eight tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery vs. Army in the Armed Forces Bowl.
2017: Started all 12 games ... fifth on the team with 62 tackles ... fourth on the team with 6.5 tackles for a loss of 43 yards ... tallied eight stops including one for a loss of three yards vs. Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl ... had six tackles and one for a loss of five yards in win over Navy ... tallied four tackles at Tulane ... had six tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in win vs. ECU ... tallied seven tackles and one for a loss in win at No. 17 USF ... tallied seven tackles at Tulsa ... recorded a sack for a loss of 24 yards and four tackles in win at Temple ... had a career-high eight tackles and a half tackle for loss vs. Texas Tech ... finished with four tackles and a sack for a loss of two yards at Arizona.
2016: Appeared in all 13 games for Houston, while making five starts with his first start in a road win at Cincinnati ... had four tackles and a quarterback hurry in a home win over UCF ... had three tackles and a pass breakup in a road loss at SMU ... tallied four tackles and a fumble recovery for a game-winning 24-yard touchdown in a win over Tulsa ... had three tackles and two quarterback hurries vs. UConn.
High School: Named to the 2013 district 21-5A all-district first team as a tight end ... two-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... also a member of the North Shore High School basketball program.
Personal: Majoring in Supply Chain & Logistics Technology.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11, 2x, last at Memphis (11/23/18)
Tackles for Loss: 1.5, at Memphis (11/23/18)
Sacks: 1, 5x, last at Memphis (11/23/18)
Fumbles Recovered: 2, Tulsa (10/4/18)
PBU: 1, 5x, Tulane (11/15/18)
Interceptions: 1, 2x, last at ECU (10/13/18)
Defensive Touchdowns: 1, 2x, last at ECU (10/13/18)
