UNLV: A pass-rusher who is back as a Super Senior two-year returning starter along the defensive line … Name is pronounced “L-e-L EH-him-R-ay” … Named 2022 Preseason Third Team All-Mountain West by Athlon … A phenomenal student who became the first defensive player in UNLV history to be voted a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team after he was one of three Rebels named to the 2021 Academic All-District Team … Earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting in spring 2021 and is pursuing a post-graduate degree in cybersecurity … A member of the UNLV Dean’s Honor List in both spring and fall 2019 and then fall 2020 … Named to the Academic All-Mountain West Team in 2020 and ’21 and a 2019 and ‘21 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honoree.
2021: Started in nine of 12 games played … Finished with a career-high 27 total tackles, including 3.0 TFL.
2020: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all six games, starting four … Ranked 11th on the with 12 total tackles, including 2.5 TFL … Tied for third with two sacks … Made his first UNLV start vs. UNR and posted six tackles, including five solo stops, and both of his QB sacks for a loss of 13 total yards vs. the Wolf Pack.
2019: Redshirted season by appearing in only the season-opening victory over SUU … A midyear signee who competed in spring practice with the Rebels.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent two years at Cabrillo College in the Santa Cruz, CA, area … Finished freshman season in 2017 with 35 tackles (11 tackles for loss), four sacks, 44 pressures and one blocked field goal … Tallied 25 tackles (13 TFL), 7.5 sacks, 63 pressures and two blocked field goals as a sophomore in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Cinco Ranch HS … A two-year letterwinner for coach Don Clayton … Helped the Cougars to a bi-district championship, area title, regional championships and trip to the Texas state semifinals with an 11-4 record as a senior ... As a junior in 2015, collected 14 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble … Finished senior season in 2016 with 51 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL: Eliel Oseriahure Ehimare was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria … The son of Iguehi Glorie Ehimare … Has three siblings: older brother Jesse, younger brother Lael and younger sister Jada … Graduated magna cum laude while earning his bachelor's degree in accounting in spring 2021 and is pursuing a post-graduate degree.
EHIMARE’S DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GP-GS UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR
2021 12-9 11 16 27 3-11 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 0-0
2020 6-4 10 4 14 2.5-14 2.0-13 0-0 0 0 0-0
2019* 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0
TOTAL 18-13 21 20 41 6.5-28 2.5-16 0-0 0 0 0-0
*REDSHIRT SEASON
