Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Notre Dame
R.J. Oben
DL • 6'3" • 262 lbs • Montclair, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
R.J. Oben shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Duke • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
R.J. Oben built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Montclair, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke and Notre Dame. The clearest part of R.J. Oben's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
R.J. Oben, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Duke. R.J. Oben shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 22
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
R.J. Oben quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · DL
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Duke
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Peter's Prep · Duke
- High school pipeline
- St. Peter's Prep · 34 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 395th (top 39%) · FBS Independents 58th (top 40%) · National 2,141st (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | 72.6 |
| 2022 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 9 | - | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
Related Context
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R.J. Oben played DL for Duke and Notre Dame. Across 6 tracked seasons, R.J. Oben recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Duke paired 22 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Duke, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
8
Usage
2
Consistency
5.1
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Penn State: 0. Georgia: 2. Indiana: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Purdue: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Louisville: 0. Stanford: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Florida State: 0. Virginia: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 1 by 24.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | vs Ohio State | L 23-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 1/10 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 1/2 | @ GeorgiaSplash game | W 23-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Indiana | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Virginia | W 35-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Florida State | W 52-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Tech | W 31-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Stanford | W 49-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Louisville | W 31-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami (OH) | W 28-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Purdue | W 66-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Texas A&M | W 23-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
R.J. Oben story
R.J. Oben built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Montclair, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke and Notre Dame. The clearest part of R.J. Oben's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 1 interception across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but R.J. Oben's production has multiple signals. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke and Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: R.J. Oben moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Duke
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 0.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 22 | 26.9 | 12.2 | 21.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Duke | 19 | 20.7 | 8.2 | -3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 19 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 17 | 23.3 | 10.7 | -2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | -14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 1 · L 28-31
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Pittsburgh
Week 13 · W 30-19 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 2 · W 31-23
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 7 · W 24-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Duke
22 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 12.2 usage
72.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Duke
63.3
17 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Duke
56
19 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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