Donovan Ezeiruaku

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

29▼ 10 vs '25

64th of 109 LBs

Stops

17▼ 12 vs '25

60th of 109 LBs

Yards per run tackle

4.0▲ 1.5 vs '25

79th of 109 LBs

Missed tackle rate

6.5%▼ 1.4 vs '25

51st of 109 LBs

Coverage

1 targets

100.0 cmp% · 10.0 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 109 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ NYGL	42	60.9	10	4	1	0	0.5	2	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs WASW	49	69.0	3	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 vs BALL	50	78.1	4	3	0	1	0.0	0	1	1	100.0	10.0	0	0
Wk 4 @ HOUW	41	74.5	3	3	0	0	0.0	0	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 5 vs TBL	54	75.0	6	4	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 @ GBL	41	54.7	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ PHIW	43	65.2	2	2	1	0	1.0	2	3	0	–	–	0	0
Season	320	67.8	29	17	2	2	1.5	4	11	1	100.0	10.0	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Cowboys

$10.2Mover 4 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 2 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	320	67.8	29	17	2	6.5	1.5	4	11	1	108.3	0	0	1	0
2025	17	604	54.6	39	29	9	7.9	2.0	12	22	5	79.2	0	0	1	0
Career	24	924	58.6	68	46	11	7.2	3.5	16	33	6	79.2	0	0	2	0