Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Ifeanyi Maijeh
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Far Rockaway, N.Y.
- High School:
- Poly Prep
2020 (Redshirt Junior): Bednarik Award Watch List ... Nagurski Trophy Watch LIst ... Outland Trophy Watch List ... preseason All-America [Phil Steele (fourth team)] ... recognized as a Top 30 Player in the American Athletic Conference (#13) by College Football News ... earned preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team recognition (Athlon's, College Football News, Phil Steele) ... was awarded #9 towards the start of the season (changed from #88) - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team ... started all seven games ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned first team All-AAC and first team All-ECAC ... ranked eighth in the conference for sacks per game (0.60) ... made first career start on opening day vs. Bucknell and recorded single-game career-highs in sacks (1.0), tackles for loss (2.0), and solo tackles (5) ... reset career-highs in tackles (6), sacks (1.5), and TFL (2.0) while constantly being in the offensive backfield against #21 Maryland ... matched his career-high in TFL (2.0) and had his first career forced fumble against Georgia Tech ... matched his career-high in TFLs at ECU and set a new single-game career-high in quarterback hits (2) ... set a new career-high for tackles (9) at #19 Cincinnati ... Chuck Bednarik National Defensive Player of the Week (#21 Maryland) ... Defensive Player of the Game (Bucknell, ECU) ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ...lettered.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action and recorded a tackle at Boston College ... recorded first TFL vs. ECU ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Tulsa) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... Juice Boyz Defensive Player of the Game (UConn, Navy) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... redshirted.
High School: Played defensive end and tight end for head coach Kevin Fountaine at Poly Prep High in Brooklyn, N.Y. … helped lead Poly Prep to a 5-3 record overall … accolades include first-team all-city, top 100 New York and defensive MVP of Ivy League conference in 2016 ... led Poly Prep as a senior with nine sacks and seven TFLs.
Personal: Born Ifeanyi Louis Maijeh (pronounced ee-FINE my-JAY) in Brooklyn, N.Y. … parents are Calandra (mother) and Ife Maijeh (father) … has three brothers Obi (19), Kanayo (16), and Arinze (13) …university studies major.
