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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Pittsburgh
Oluwaseun Idowu
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Wexford, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Oluwaseun Idowu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Oluwaseun Idowu built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Wexford, PA wearing No. 23, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Oluwaseun Idowu's career was his defensive...
Read the storyOluwaseun Idowu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Oluwaseun Idowu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 243
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Oluwaseun Idowu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · LB
- Career Tackles
- 243
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 151st (top 13%) · ACC 23rd (top 4%) · National 229th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 93 | 11.5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 67 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Oluwaseun Idowu played LB for Pittsburgh. Across 5 tracked seasons, Oluwaseun Idowu recorded 243 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 20.5 primary output with 49 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.5 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: Stanford
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
37.5
Usage
11.1
Consistency
42.2
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: 3.5. UAlbany: 0. Penn State: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 2. UCF: 3. Syracuse: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Duke: 3. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Miami: 2. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 8 by 68.3. UAlbany: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. 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
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Wins1 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
68.3 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | vs StanfordSplash game | L 13-14 | 8 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/2 | vs Clemson | L 10-42 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ MiamiSplash game | L 3-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 34-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/2 | @ Virginia | W 23-13 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs DukeSplash game | W 54-45 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Notre Dame | L 14-19 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Syracuse | W 44-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ UCFSplash game | L 14-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | L 35-38 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24-19 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Penn State | L 6-51 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs UAlbany | W 33-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Oluwaseun Idowu story
Oluwaseun Idowu built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Wexford, PA wearing No. 23, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Oluwaseun Idowu's career was his defensive production: 243 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Oluwaseun Idowu's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Oluwaseun Idowu moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 3 | 26.4 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 26.4 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 20.5 | 49 | 14.8 | 17.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 17.5 | 37.5 | 11.1 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 17.5 | 37.5 | 11.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 11 · L 31-34 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 13-14 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 2 · L 14-33
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 5 · L 14-45
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Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
20.5 primary output · 49 efficiency · 14.8 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh
64.4
17.5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
64.4
17.5 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
11
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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