Player Dossier

2019-2023

Minnesota

Mayan Ahanotu

DL • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Mayan Ahanotu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.7

Efficiency

11.8

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

11.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Minnesota • Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Mayan Ahanotu, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Minnesota. Mayan Ahanotu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Rutgers.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Rutgers

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

11.8

Usage

3.7

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Northwestern: 1. Temple: 0. Virginia Tech: 2. Michigan: 0. Unknown: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Thu 12/28@ MiamiW 31-2421000
Sat 11/25vs MarylandL 24-4220000
Sat 11/18@ Penn StateL 6-27
Sat 10/7@ WisconsinL 13-2410000
Sat 9/30vs Unknown21100
Sat 9/23@ MichiganL 7-3121000
Sat 9/16vs Virginia TechW 35-1621110
Sat 9/9vs TempleW 36-731000
Sun 9/3vs NorthwesternW 24-721100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Rutgers

    2020-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers2101.82
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers3.510.431.5
2022 Regular SeasonRutgers7.526.18.44
2023 PostseasonRutgers411.83.7-3.5
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers411.83.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Maryland

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#4

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Minnesota

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Rutgers

27.7

7.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Rutgers

11.7

4 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8519

Berkeley Prep · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

55

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Mayan Ahanotu quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
55