Player Dossier

2015-2020

Miami (OH)

Emmanuel Rugamba

DB • 5'11" • 194 lbs • Naperville, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Emmanuel Rugamba shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

84

High-end production for a defensive back

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Reliability

61

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

72

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Iowa • Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Player Story

Emmanuel Rugamba built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive back from Naperville, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa and Miami (OH). The clearest part of Emmanuel Rugamba's career was his...

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Emmanuel Rugamba, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Miami (OH). Emmanuel Rugamba shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
151
TFL
4.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
17
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Emmanuel Rugamba quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · DB
Career Tackles
151
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Top game
Western Michigan
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank
11 tackles · DB 435th (top 55%) · Mid-American 147th (top 35%) · National 2,058th (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonIowa00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonIowa8190.50-4029.7
2017 Regular SeasonIowa936-0-4021.9
2019 PostseasonMiami (OH)123-01-065
2019 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)128230-8065
2020 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)3111011236.3

Related Context

Emmanuel Rugamba played DB for Iowa and Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Emmanuel Rugamba recorded 151 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Miami (OH) paired 13 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Miami (OH).

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

28.6

Usage

5.7

Consistency

38.3

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 3. Buffalo: 0. Akron: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 7 by 59.2. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2 · Games = 2 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Ball State

Result
Sat 11/28@ AkronW 38-7320010
Wed 11/11@ BuffaloL 10-4211000
Thu 11/5vs Ball StateSplash gameW 38-3174101

Player Story

Emmanuel Rugamba story

Emmanuel Rugamba built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive back from Naperville, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Iowa and Miami (OH). The clearest part of Emmanuel Rugamba's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Emmanuel Rugamba's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami (OH)

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonIowa0
2016 Regular SeasonIowa6.519.34.46.5
2017 Regular SeasonIowa421.13-2.5
2019 PostseasonMiami (OH)1340.37.29
2019 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1340.37.20
2020 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)428.65.7-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 7 · L 16-38 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Ball State

Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 11 · W 14-13 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 9 · W 23-16 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#5

vs North Texas

Week 3 · W 31-14

2

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)

13 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

65

13 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

36.3

4 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games