Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Boise State
Kayode Rufai
DE • 6'4" • 259 lbs • Portland, OR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kayode Rufai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State
161718
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Kayode Rufai built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Portland, OR wearing No. 45, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kayode Rufai's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Kayode Rufai, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State. Kayode Rufai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 18
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1.5
Quick Answers
Kayode Rufai quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 18
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Oswego · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Lake Oswego · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Sophomore
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · DE 210th (top 64%) · Mountain West 237th (top 44%) · National 2,564th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
Related Context
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Kayode Rufai played DE for Boise State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kayode Rufai recorded 18 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Boise State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Game 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 · Boise State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
3.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Oregon State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -2 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 1 · +2 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Oregon State
Player Story
Kayode Rufai story
Kayode Rufai built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Portland, OR wearing No. 45, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kayode Rufai's career was his defensive production: 18 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Kayode Rufai's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Boise State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 2 | 9 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 1.5 | 12.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Air Force
Week 12 · W 44-19 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon State
Week 3
2
Havoc Plays
68.4 takeover
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 1
1
Havoc Plays
57.1 takeover
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Troy
Week 1 · W 56-20
1
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Air Force
Week 9 · W 48-38 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Boise State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
37.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Boise State
34.9
2 primary · 9 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
31.5
1.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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