Ethan Downs

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (soph): Named to All-Big 12 Second Team by league’s coaches … earned third-team All-Big 12 recognition by PFF … started all 13 games … led team and ranked fourth in Big 12 with 13.5 tackles for loss (more than one-third of his 38 tackles went for lost yardage) … tied for team lead with 4.5 sacks and paced squad with nine QB hurries ... recovered a fumble and was credited with three pass breakups ... made at least three stops in six of last seven games and registered 6.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks over last four contests ... notched four tackles and 2.5 TFLs at Texas Tech (11/26) ... tallied three stops, a sack and 1.5 TFLs vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) ... established career highs with six tackles and 3.0 TFLs (one sack) at West Virginia (11/12) ... made three tackles (1.5 for loss) vs. Kansas (10/15) ... registered 2.0 TFLs (one sack) among his three solo stops at Nebraska (9/17) ... made two tackles (one sack) in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021 (fr): Played in all 13 games … had 14 tackles (nine solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two QB hurries … registered a career-high four tackles and a half-sack with a QB hurry in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) ... finished with two tackles and 1.0 TFL at Oklahoma State (11/27) … had two stops vs. Iowa State (11/20) … registered one tackle and 0.5 TFL vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … had one tackle apiece in games at Kansas (10/23), vs. TCU (10/16) and vs. West Virginia (9/16) … made two tackles (1.0 TFL) and a forced fumble vs. Western Carolina (9/11) … made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Tulane (9/4).

High school: Mid-year enrollee ... a four-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star prospect by Rivals ... rated as the nation’s No. 125 overall recruit by 247Sports and No. 148 by ESPN ... regarded as the nation’s No. 13 athlete by ESPN ... rated as the country’s No. 9 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and No. 26 by Rivals ... ranked as the No. 1 player in Oklahoma by ESPN and No. 3 by 247Sports and Rivals ... the No. 2 player on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list ... finished career with 238 tackles, 18 sacks and two interceptions ... rushed for more than 1,250 career yards and 16 touchdowns (five as a senior) while registering more than 1,000 receiving yards and 15 receiving TDs (seven as a junior) ... named District 4A-1 MVP as a senior in 2020 after recording 50 tackles, four sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery ... an all-state selection by The Oklahoman as a junior in 2019 when he helped lead Weatherford to a 12-2 record and the Oklahoma 4A state championship game ... a first-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American as a tight end in 2018 ... also lettered in track and field (won 2019 Oklahoma 4A shot put title with a throw of 51 feet, 3 inches and finished third in the discus) ... was the first defensive commit of the Sooners’ 2021 class (committed in October 2019) ... chose OU over LSU, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M and others.

PERSONAL

Enrolled at OU in January 2021 ... major is health and exercise science.

2022

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
12.5	9.0	37.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	17.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	2.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	9.0