Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Miami
RJ McIntosh
DL • 6'4" • 293 lbs • Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
RJ McIntosh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
RJ McIntosh built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 80, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of RJ McIntosh's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 139
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
RJ McIntosh, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Miami. RJ McIntosh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
RJ McIntosh quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cardinal Gibbons · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Cardinal Gibbons · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 5 · Pick 2 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 80 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DL 40th (top 6%) · ACC 92nd (top 16%) · National 818th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 42 | 8.5 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 43 | 12 | 2.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 65.8 |
Related Context
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RJ McIntosh played DL for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, RJ McIntosh recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Miami paired 24.5 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Miami
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
35.6
Usage
8.1
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 0. Bethune-Cookman: 1.5. Toledo: 2. Duke: 3. Florida State: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 6. North Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 1.5. Virginia: 3.5. Pittsburgh: 2. Clemson: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Bethune-Cookman: 2 by 23.3. Toledo: 2 by 28.3. Duke: 2 by 38.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Syracuse: 5 by 70.8. North Carolina: 11 by 65.8. Virginia Tech: 4 by 31.7. Virginia: 4 by 51.7. Pittsburgh: 6 by 45. Clemson: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 9 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | vs Wisconsin | L 24-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 3-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 14-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 44-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Virginia Tech | W 28-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-19 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 27-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Georgia Tech | W 25-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Florida State | W 24-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ DukeSplash game | W 31-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 52-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 41-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
RJ McIntosh story
RJ McIntosh built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 80, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of RJ McIntosh's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Miami. 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 RJ McIntosh's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: RJ McIntosh 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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Miami
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 14 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 14 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 14 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 24.5 | 35.6 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 24.5 | 35.6 | 8.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 8 · W 27-19 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Virginia
Week 12 · W 44-28 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida A&M
Week 1 · W 70-3
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 2 · W 38-10
3
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 9 · W 24-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Miami
24.5 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 8.1 usage
65.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · Miami
65.8
24.5 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Miami
46.4
14 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
10
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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