2018: Named team co-captain as a junior ... All-MVFC honorable mention selection at linebacker ... Named by Phil Steele as an all-conference third team selection ... Ranked 44th nationally and sixth in MVFC in total tackles per game (8.7) ... Recorded 96 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss, both of which ranked second on the club ... Led all MSU players with 48 solo stops ... Posted double-figure tackles in three straight games from 10/6/18 to 10/20/18 ... Logged 14 stops at South Dakota (10/6/18) with season-high 9 solos ... Brought down 11 ball carriers at UNI (11/17/18) ... Had 10 total tackles and a sack vs. Lincoln (9/6/18) ... Also had 10 stops at Indiana State (10/13/18) and vs. Western Illinois (10/20/18) ... Recorded 8 tackles, 5 solos and 2.5 tackles for loss vs. Southern Illinois (10/27/18) ... Was in on 9 stops in win over No. 9 Illinois State (9/29/18) with 6 solos, a sack and a pair of QB hurries ... Had 5 tackles in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/19/18) with 3 solo tackles.
2017: Named as a third-team all-conference pick by Phil Steele ... Posted 6.5 tackles per game overall to rank in the top 20 in the league, while averaging 5.9 tackles in conference contests ... Posted double-figure tackles in 3 games, including season-best 15 stops in win over Murray State (9/16/17) with 7 solo stops and a pair of tackles for loss ... Had 11 tackles in home win over Indiana State (10/28/17) with a TFL ... Had 5 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and 10 total stops vs. South Dakota State (10/21/17) ... Was in on 9 tackles and forced a fumble in home finale vs. UNI (11/11/17) ... Named to MVFC preseason all-conference squad as honorable mention pick.
2016: All-MVFC honorable mention selection ... MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection ... Finished second on the team with 76 total tackles and 38 solo tackles ... Started 7 games as a redshirt freshman ... His 6.9 tackles per game tied for 12th in the league among all players and was the top effort among the league’s freshmen ... Was named STATS FCS Freshman of the Week honorable mention for his efforts in the club’s win at Murray State (9/10/16), in which he produced 12 total tackles and 5 solos with a sack and TFL in road win ... Logged season-high 13 tackles against Western Illinois (10/15/16) with 9 solos ... Snagged first collegiate interception in season opener against Southwestern College (9/1/16) with a 21-yard return ... Produced 9 tackles in road win at Indiana State (10/1/16) and against Youngstown State (11/10/16) ... Had five or more tackles in 7-of-11 games ... Earned MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... Also named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Led all players with 14 total tackles, including 4 solo stops, in a starting role in the Maroon and White Spring Game (4/23/16) ... Brought down 7 ball carriers in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17).
2015: Redshirted his first year at Missouri State.
High School: Helped coach Doug Stephens’ squad at Rowlett (Texas) High, just outside Dallas, to an 8-4 campaign in 2014 ... Was named the squad’s defensive most valuable player as well as the 11-6A District 8 defensive MVP ... Was the Eagles’ 2014 team captain and two-year starter at linebacker.
Personal: McNeece Ezemonye Egbim was born 5/28/97 in Benin, Nigeria ... Son of Canice and Clara Egbim of Rowlett, Texas ... Has two brothers, Chester and Kingsley ... Majoring in Entertainment Management.
CAREER HONORS
All-MVFC: 2016 (HM), 2018 (HM); MVC All-Newcomer Team: 2016; Preseason All-MVFC: 2017 (HM); Phil Steele All-Conference: 2018 (3rd); MVFC Honor Roll: 2016; MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: (Spring 2017).
