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DAL · SLB · #6

Donovan Ezeiruaku

Starter

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Donovan Ezeiruaku is the starting SLB for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Donovan Ezeiruaku this week

The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Donovan Ezeiruaku is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Dallas Cowboys, Malachi Lawrence and Tyrus Wheat are next in line behind him.

Donovan Ezeiruaku's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 16-24 vs TB (Oct 8); W 34-30 at HOU (Oct 4); W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20).

Donovan Ezeiruaku wears No. 6, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 255 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Boston College.

Is Donovan Ezeiruaku playing this week?

Donovan Ezeiruaku is expected to start at SLB for Dallas Cowboys. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DAL SLB Depth

1Donovan EzeiruakuStarter
2Malachi Lawrence
3Tyrus Wheat
4Marist Liufau

Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
6' 2"
Weight
255
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DAL51210.500
    2025DAL17199200
    Career2 yrs2231102.500

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    12
    +1.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0.5
    -0.0/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    22
    Tackles
    31

    #58 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Donovan Ezeiruaku is rated 71 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 99th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 48% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    35th percentile
    Beats 35% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 840 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 44 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8Lvs TBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 16-24

    Oct 4W@ HOUTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-30

    Sep 27BALTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Sep 20Wvs WSHTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-20

    Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-28

    Donovan Ezeiruaku's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Donovan Ezeiruaku plays 72% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share72%

    College

    Boston College

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