Usage / Role
61%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Rutgers
Blessuan Austin
DB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Queens, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blessuan Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Blessuan Austin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Queens, NY wearing No. 1, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Blessuan Austin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 196
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Blessuan Austin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers. Blessuan Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Blessuan Austin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Indiana
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 23 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DB 688th (top 80%) · Big Ten 380th (top 62%) · National 3,668th (top 63%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 68.7 |
Related Context
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Blessuan Austin played DB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Blessuan Austin recorded 57 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 4 primary output with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
31.4
Usage
3.8
Consistency
33
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Howard: 2. New Mexico: 1. Iowa: 1. Ohio State: 1. Michigan: 3. Illinois: 2. Minnesota: 1. Indiana: 6. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Howard: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico: 6 by 35. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 7 by 79.2. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Maryland: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Penn State | L 0-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 27-33 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Minnesota | L 32-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs IllinoisSplash game | L 7-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 0-78 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ohio State | L 0-58 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Iowa | L 7-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico | W 37-28 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs HowardSplash game | W 52-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Washington | L 13-48 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Blessuan Austin story
Blessuan Austin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Queens, NY wearing No. 1, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Blessuan Austin's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Blessuan Austin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 18 | 31.4 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2 | 17.5 | 3.6 | -16 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 52.5 | 13.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 10 · L 27-33 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 1 · W 35-7
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 4 · L 17-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 9 · L 10-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 13-16
1
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
4 primary output · 52.5 efficiency · 13.8 usage
68.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
48.9
18 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
41.9
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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