Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Illinois
Ayo Shogbonyo
DL • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ayo Shogbonyo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Ayo Shogbonyo built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Arlington, TX wearing No. 52, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Ayo Shogbonyo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Ayo Shogbonyo, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Ayo Shogbonyo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ayo Shogbonyo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DL
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mansfield Summit · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Mansfield Summit · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DL 131st (top 16%) · Big Ten 139th (top 23%) · National 1,303rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 57.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 31 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Ayo Shogbonyo played DL for Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ayo Shogbonyo recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 13 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
13.8
Usage
5
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 1. South Florida: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 2 by 18.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Purdue
Player Story
Ayo Shogbonyo story
Ayo Shogbonyo built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Arlington, TX wearing No. 52, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Ayo Shogbonyo's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Ayo Shogbonyo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 13 | 3.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 13.8 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · L 38-42 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 7 · L 7-46 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 1 · W 42-3
3
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
vs California
Week 1 · L 20-35 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
13 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
57.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
57.3
13 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
29.4
3 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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