Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Nevada
Korey Rush
DE • 6'0" • 270 lbs • Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Korey Rush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Korey Rush built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 99, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Korey Rush's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Korey Rush, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Nevada. Korey Rush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Korey Rush quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · DE
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Nevada
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- East · 36 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DE 75th (top 23%) · Mountain West 108th (top 20%) · National 1,196th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 29.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 11 | 36 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 10 | 30 | 11.5 | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | 62 |
Related Context
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Korey Rush played DE for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, Korey Rush recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Nevada paired 20.5 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Nevada
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
32.7
Usage
10.3
Consistency
29.6
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1. Portland State: 1. Vanderbilt: 2.5. Oregon State: 3. Toledo: 1. Air Force: 4. Fresno State: 0. Boise State: 0. Hawai'i: 7. San Diego State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 4 by 26.7. Portland State: 2 by 18.3. Vanderbilt: 3 by 37.5. Oregon State: 5 by 50.8. Toledo: 7 by 39.2. Air Force: 2 by 48.3. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 5 by 70.8. San Diego State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 6 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · -2.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Arkansas State | W 16-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | vs San Diego State | W 28-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | @ Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 40-22 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Boise State | L 27-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Fresno State | L 3-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 28-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Toledo | L 44-63 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Portland State | W 72-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Korey Rush story
Korey Rush built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 99, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Korey Rush's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Korey Rush's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nevada
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 4 | 17 | 8.6 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 15 | 27.3 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 20.5 | 32.7 | 10.3 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 20.5 | 32.7 | 10.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Hawai'i
Week 8 · W 40-22 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 13 · W 23-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico
Week 10 · L 26-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 59-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 4 · L 14-24
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Nevada
20.5 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Nevada
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20.5 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Nevada
54.1
15 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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