Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Arnold Ebiketie
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Silver Spring, Md.
- High School:
- Albert Einstein
2020 (Redshirt Junior): Second Team All-AAC by The American and fourth-team All-AAC from Phil Steele ... ... led the team in TFL, sacks, and forced fumbles on the season ... ended the season tied for first in the conference in forced fumbles per game (0.5) ... made his first career start in season opener at Navy while having a career day recording a TFL, a forced fumble, and setting a new career-high in tackles (10) ... set a new single-game high in TFL (3.5) and put Temple up 32-31 with less than ten minutes left in its only win on the season with an 11-yard scoop and score vs. USF earning him AAC Defensive Player of the Week .... led the team in tackles (7) while recording a sack and two TFL at Tulane ... led the team with nine tackles and recorded another sack and TFL at UCF, which was the third consecutive game where he had recorded at least one sack and one TFL ... Defensive Player of the game (Tulane, UCF) ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action rotating in at defensive end ... matched his career-highs in total and solo tackles (2) vs. #21 Maryland ... recorded his first career quarterback hit at ECU ... matched his single-game career-high in tackles (3) and recorded his first career sack and TFL vs. UCF ... notched a sack and a TFL at USF, making that consecutive games where he recorded a sack and a TFL ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action vs. Villanova ... recorded first career tackle vs. Buffalo.
2017 (Freshman): Was part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UMass, Houston) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... redshirted.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner for Albert Einstein High in Kensington, Md., under head coach Mike Bonavia … as a senior, helped Einstein earn a 6-4 record while playing linebacker and wide receiver … earned 2016 co-Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sentinel honors … awarded Washington Post All-Metro honorable mention in his senior year … compiled 21.5 sacks, 36 TFLs, while catching for 298 yards and three TDs at the receiver position as a senior … racked up 9.5 sacks, 14.0 TFLs, three fumble recoveries, three pass deflections, and two blocked field goals in his junior year … also played basketball and averaged 9.7 rebounds and 6.5 points in his career as a power forward … participated in high jump and sprints in track and field … transferred from Richard Montgomery before his sophomore season.
Personal: Born Arnold Kevin Ebiketie (pronounced ebb-uh-KAY-tee) in Yaounde, Cameroon (joins William Kwenkeu, an Owls' LB, as Cameroon natives) … parents are Jean Marie Ebiketie and Guy Susanne … has two sisters, Nancy (24) and Nelly (16), and a brother Yvan (20) … earned his degree in sport & recreation management (Winter 2020)..
