Arnold Ebiketie

Ebiketie played three seasons at Temple before transferring to Penn State in 2021. He led the team with 18 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks while totaling 62 tackles, two forced fumbles, and one pass defense. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound edge rusher was a second-team All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2021 and recorded at least one tackle for loss in 11 of the 12 games in which he played.

COLLEGE

• Ebiketie played three seasons at Temple before transferring to Penn State in 2021. He led the team with 18 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks while totaling 62 tackles, two forced fumbles, and one pass defense.
• The 6-foot-2, 250-pound edge rusher was a second-team All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2021 and recorded at least one tackle for loss in 11 of the 12 games in which he played.
• Ebiketie saw action in 24 games – 6 starts – over three seasons at Temple and notched 59 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, and three forced fumbles.
• He was a second-team All-AAC selection in 2020 after leading the team in tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles.

PERSONAL

• Was a three-year letter-winner for Albert Einstein High. As a senior, helped Einstein earn a 6-4 record while playing linebacker and wide receiver.
• He earned 2016 co-Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sentinel honors after compiling 21.5 sacks, 36 tackles for loss as a senior. He also logged 298 receiving yards and three TDs at the receiver position.
• Ebiketie racked up 9.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, three pass deflections, and two blocked field goals during junior year.
• He also played basketball and averaged 9.7 rebounds and 6.5 points in his career as a power forward and was a sprinter and high jumper for the track team.
• His parents are Jean Marie Ebiketie and Guy Susanne. He has two sisters, Nancy and Nelly, and a brother Yvan.
• Born in Yaounde, Cameroon.