Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2019Georgia Southern
Donald Rutledge Jr.
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Sumter, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donald Rutledge Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Donald Rutledge Jr. built his college career in 2019 as a safety from Sumter, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Donald Rutledge Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 50...
Read the storyDonald Rutledge Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Donald Rutledge Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Donald Rutledge Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · S
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · S 110th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 52nd (top 12%) · National 669th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 52.6 |
Related Context
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Donald Rutledge Jr. played S for Georgia Southern. Across 1 tracked season, Donald Rutledge Jr. recorded 50 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 8 primary output with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
24
Usage
5.3
Consistency
41.7
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Maine: 1. Minnesota: 0. Louisiana: 2. South Alabama: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. New Mexico State: 1. App State: 2. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 0. Georgia State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 1 by 14.2. Maine: 1 by 14.2. Minnesota: 10 by 41.7. Louisiana: 10 by 61.7. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 1 by 14.2. App State: 1 by 24.2. Troy: 7 by 29.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Georgia State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Georgia State | W 38-10 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arkansas State | L 33-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Troy | L 28-49 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ App StateSplash game | W 24-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs New Mexico State | W 41-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 30-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | @ South Alabama | W 20-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Louisiana10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-37 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles | L 32-35 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Maine | W 26-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ LSU | L 3-55 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Donald Rutledge Jr. story
Donald Rutledge Jr. built his college career in 2019 as a safety from Sumter, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Donald Rutledge Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Georgia Southern. 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 Donald Rutledge Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: Donald Rutledge Jr. 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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Georgia Southern
2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 8 | 24 | 5.3 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · L 24-37 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 2
1
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
@ App State
Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 51-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 9 · W 41-7
1
Havoc Plays
32.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
8 primary output · 24 efficiency · 5.3 usage
52.6
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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