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Ejiroghene Egodogbare
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Mass.
- High School:
- Roxbury Latin School
- Prev School:
- Yale
Prior to UH
High School
Personal
- Spent six seasons at Yale, enrolling in 2020
- 2024 All-Ivy League First Team
- 61 career tackles, 9.0 TFLs and two blocked kicks
- In 2024, tallied 30 tackles and 5.5 TFLs in eight games
- Returned a fumble for a touchdown against Princeton on Nov. 16, 2024
- Did not play in 2020 or 2021 or 2025
High School
- Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State selection in 2019
- All-NEPSAC team
- Played football and basketball and was a thrower for the track & field team at the Roxbury Latin School
Personal
- Nickname: Ejiro
- Hobbies: gaming and trying new food spots
- Dream job outside of football: animator
- Hidden talent outside of football: chess
- Chose UH because of the coaching staff and vision for the program
- One word to describe himself on the field: disruptive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: lasagna
- His motivation for working hard is his family and passion to compete
- Favorite childhood memory: opening up his PlayStation on Christmas
- Sports hero: Lebron James
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: All-Ivy First-Team at Yale (2024)
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Speaks to Media on the 2026 Transfer Portal Class
Wednesday, February 04
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Highlights: Houston 38, LSU 35 (Texas Bowl)
Sunday, December 28
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
