Enow Etta

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
DL
Height:
6-5
Weight:
308
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Covenant Christian Academy

Pronunciation

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 3 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Solos: 1, 3x - last vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025)
• Asst: 2 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• TFLs: 1.0, 2x - last vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025)
• Sacks: 0.5 - vs. Northwestern (Nov. 23, 2024)
• Int.: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 1 - vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 14, 2024)

At Michigan
• Two-time letter winner (2023-24)
• Has appeared in 15 games with one start along the defensive line

Junior (2025)
• Delivered three tackles including one for loss against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Credited with a quarterback hurry at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)

Sophomore (2024)
• Appeared in 10 games with one start along the defensive line; made four tackles with 0.5 sacks and one pass breakup to earn his second varsity letter
• Played along the defensive line against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Oregon (Nov. 2), at Washington (Oct. 6)
• Broke up one pass and recorded a solo tackle against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Assisted on one tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Split a sack playing along the defensive line against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Assisted on one tackle against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in three games along the defensive line; made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut against ECU (Sept. 2) along the defensive line
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive line against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Played along the defensive line against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)

Prep
• Attended Covenant Christian Academy (2023) coached by Phil Towe
• Helped Covenant Christian win the Texas Association for Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state title with an undefeated season (8-0) in 2020
• His junior season in 2021, the Cougars went 7-4
• Posted a 3-8 record his senior year in 2022
• Also played two years of basketball at CCA (freshman, sophomore seasons)

Key Statistics
• As a senior, made 122 total tackles including 34.0 tackles for loss with 20.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two touchdowns
• Totaled 124 tackles (92 solo) with 40.0 tackles for loss and 22.5 sacks his junior season in 2021, leading all Texas high school players in sacks
• Registered 17.0 sacks as a sophomore in an eight-game season while CCA won the TAPPS state title
• As a freshman, began career as a backup tight end before emerging on the defensive line with 3.0 sacks

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 116 overall player nationally, the No. 14 defensive lineman and the No. 20 player in the state of Texas
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 93 overall player in the nation, the No. 11 defensive lineman and the No. 18 prospect in the state of Texas
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 119 overall player in the country, the No. 28 player in the region, the No. 17 defensive lineman and the No. 20 player in the state of Texas
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 241 player nationally, the No. 18 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 40 player in Texas
• On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 119 player in the nation, the No. 13 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 22 player in Texas
• On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 118 player nationally, the No. 13 defensive lineman in the country and the No. 20 player in Texas
• SBLive second-team All-State honoree (2021)
• Two-time District Defensive Player of the Year (2021-22)
• First-team All-District selection at defensive end (2022)
• 2022 Whataburger Super Team Finalist

Personal
• Enow-M’beleke Etta was born March 17, 2005
• Son of Nchacha and Pauline Etta
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Earth and Environmental Science