Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Old Dominion
Mufu Taiwo
DT • 6'5" • 312 lbs • Waldorf, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mufu Taiwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Mufu Taiwo built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 57, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Mufu Taiwo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Mufu Taiwo, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Mufu Taiwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 20
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Mufu Taiwo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · DT
- Career Tackles
- 20
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Maurice J. McDonough · Old Dominion
- High school pipeline
- Maurice J. McDonough · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 8 tackles · DT 146th (top 62%) · Conference USA 296th (top 48%) · National 2,914th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 8 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 63.3 |
Related Context
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Mufu Taiwo played DT for Old Dominion. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mufu Taiwo recorded 20 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 5.5 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
29.4
Usage
10.7
Consistency
34.5
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 0.5. UTSA: 1. Middle Tennessee: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 1 by 9.2. UTSA: 5 by 30.8. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 48.3
Split Comparison
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First Half0.8 · Games = 2 · -3.3 vs Second Half
Second Half4 · Games = 1 · +3.3 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Mufu Taiwo story
Mufu Taiwo built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Waldorf, MD wearing No. 57, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Mufu Taiwo's career was his defensive production: 20 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Mufu Taiwo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 11.3 | 9.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3.5 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 5.5 | 29.4 | 10.7 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 13 · L 17-38 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 8 · L 24-59 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Kentucky
Week 8 · W 37-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Charlotte
Week 3 · L 25-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#5
vs UTSA
Week 11 · L 23-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Old Dominion
5.5 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 10.7 usage
63.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Old Dominion
39.1
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
36.9
0.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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