Player Dossier

2014-2018

Pittsburgh

Oluwaseun Idowu

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Wexford, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Oluwaseun Idowu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.1

Efficiency

36

Consistency

45.9

Season Value

27.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Oluwaseun Idowu, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Oluwaseun Idowu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 18.5 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36 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: UCF

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

36

Usage

12.1

Consistency

45.9

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 2.5. Unknown: 0. Penn State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 2. UCF: 3. Syracuse: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Duke: 3. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Miami: 2. Clemson: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 8 by 58.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 8 by 53.3. UCF: 7 by 59.2. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 25. Duke: 7 by 59.2. Virginia: 9 by 37.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 53.3. Miami: 4 by 36.7. Clemson: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=7 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · -0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Duke

Result
Mon 12/31vs StanfordL 13-14871.5010
Sun 12/2vs ClemsonL 10-4261000
Sat 11/24@ MiamiL 3-24430.500.501
Sat 11/17@ Wake ForestW 34-1385101
Fri 11/2@ VirginiaW 23-1398000
Sat 10/27vs DukeW 54-4576102
Sat 10/13@ Notre DameL 14-1966000
Sat 10/6vs SyracuseW 44-3721000
Sat 9/29@ UCFSplash gameL 14-4574210
Sat 9/22@ North CarolinaSplash gameL 35-3885200
Sat 9/15vs Georgia TechW 24-1942000
Sun 9/9vs Penn StateL 6-5143100
Sat 9/1vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Pittsburgh

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh00
2016 PostseasonPittsburgh225.64.72
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh225.64.70
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh18.547.416.916.5
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh15.53612.1-3
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh15.53612.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Syracuse

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#2

UCF

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#3

North Carolina

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#4

Virginia Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#5

Duke

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

18.5 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 16.9 usage

28.5

#2

2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh

27.6

15.5 primary · 36 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

27.6

15.5 primary · 36 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

5

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

243

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Oluwaseun Idowu quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
243