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Player Dossier
2017-2021Rutgers
Olakunle Fatukasi
LB • 6'1" • 234 lbs • Far Rockaway, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Olakunle Fatukasi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Olakunle Fatukasi built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Far Rockaway, NY wearing No. 3, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Olakunle Fatukasi's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Olakunle Fatukasi, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers. Olakunle Fatukasi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 279
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Olakunle Fatukasi quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · LB
- Career Tackles
- 279
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Grand Street · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Grand Street · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 128th (top 11%) · Big Ten 21st (top 4%) · National 178th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 81 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 92 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 81 | 11 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 |
Related Context
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Olakunle Fatukasi played LB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Olakunle Fatukasi recorded 279 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 18.5 primary output with 54.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
53
Usage
13.3
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0.5. Indiana: 1.5. Ohio State: 2. Illinois: 1.5. Michigan: 6.5. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 2. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 10 by 46.7. Indiana: 9 by 52.5. Ohio State: 13 by 70. Illinois: 9 by 52.5. Michigan: 15 by 100. Purdue: 8 by 33.3. Penn State: 18 by 60. Maryland: 7 by 49.2. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Nebraska | L 21-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 27-24 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Penn State10+ tackles | L 7-23 | 18 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Purdue | W 37-30 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 42-48 | 15 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Illinois | L 20-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 27-49 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Indiana | L 21-37 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | W 38-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Olakunle Fatukasi story
Olakunle Fatukasi built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Far Rockaway, NY wearing No. 3, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Olakunle Fatukasi's career was his defensive production: 279 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Olakunle Fatukasi's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4.5 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 35.3 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 15 | 53 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 18.5 | 54.7 | 15.2 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 12 · L 42-48 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 61-14
8
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 21-56 · 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 Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 48-21
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 6 · L 13-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
18.5 primary output · 54.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
70.6
15 primary · 53 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
51.1
9 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
9
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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