AWARDS:
- All-Mountain West award recipient(2018)
2021:
- A reserve defensive lineman who played in all 12 games
- Saw action on various special teams units in a blocking capacity
- Credited with 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 quarterback sacks
- Was in on a tackle in seven of the team's 12 games
- Registered quarterback sacks in the UNLV win (10/21) and at Nevada (11/6)
2020:
- Appeared in all eight games as a defensive lineman
- Made first career start in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl vs. Ball State (12/31)
- Credited with a season-high six tackles, a quarterback sack and recovered a fumble in the red zone
- Was in on 18 tackles on the season
- At least one tackle in six of the team’s eight games
- His assisted third-down sack in the Nevada win (12/11) immediately preceded the go-ahead San Jose State touchdown drive in the third quarter.
2019:
- Saw action as a defensive lineman in all 12 games
- Credited with 32 tackles
- Had at least one tackle in nine of the 12 games
- Single-game career high seven tackles in the win at Army West Point (10/26)
- Fourth on the team with 5.0 tackles for loss
- Had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in six of the team's 12 contests - most by a Spartan in 2019
- Tied for second on the squad with 2.0 quarterback sacks
- Quarterback sacks came at Nevada (10/12) and on a third down in the third quarter of the Fresno State triumph (11/30)
2018:
- One of two players to play on offense and defense during the season
- Saw action in eight games as a reserve defensive lineman
- Credited with six tackles
- Was in on a tackle in four of the games he played
- Season-high three stops in his major college debut at Washington State (9/8)
- Had a tackle in the Army West Point (10/13), Utah State (11/10) and Fresno State (11/24) contests
- Employed as a short-yardage running back in the UNLV win (10/27)
- Two carries for 4 yards inside the 20-yard line led to a pair of Spartan touchdown drives.
HIGH SCHOOL: Outstanding two-way player at Silver Valley High in Yermo, Calif. (Coach John Stewart)... Credited with team highs of 25.5 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles... Second on his team with 98 tackles... Was the 2017 C.I.F. Southern Section Division 13 Offensive Player of the Year and the Crossland League Co-Offensive Player of the Year... Rushed for 2,885 yards and 35 touchdowns and caught 12 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown... Concluded his high school career playing in the 2018 Polynesian Bowl all-star game in Honolulu... Was a tight end and defensive tackle his freshman and sophomore seasons (Coach Tommy Moore) at Leesville (La.) High.
MORE ON E.J.: A sociology major... One of his uncles is Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Mike Iupati, a 2010 San Francisco 49ers' first-round draft choice now with nine seasons of NFL experience... He is a native of Frankfurt, Germany.
CAREER STATISTICS
| DEFENSE | G/S | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | SK | FR | INT | DEF |
| 2018...FR | 8/0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019...SO | 12/0 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 5.0/16 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020...JR | 8/1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2.5/14 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021...SR | 12/0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2.5/18 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 40/1 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 10.0/48 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | ||||
| 2018...FR | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |