Player Dossier

2019-2024

Notre 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.

Usage Score

10.9

Efficiency

20.7

Consistency

54

Season Value

34.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Duke • Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

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.

R.J. Oben, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Duke. R.J. Oben shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Duke paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.7 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: Charlotte

Loss with 3.5 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

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2021 Regular Season · Duke

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

20.7

Usage

10.9

Consistency

54

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. Charlotte: 3.5. Unknown: 0. Northwestern: 1. Kansas: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia: 2. Wake Forest: 2. Pittsburgh: 2. Virginia Tech: 1.5. Louisville: 2. Miami: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 5 by 55.8. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 0 by 0. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 24.2. Pittsburgh: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 23.3. Louisville: 1 by 24.2. Miami: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 9 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

55.8 vs Charlotte

Result
Sat 11/27vs MiamiL 10-4720000
Fri 11/19vs LouisvilleL 22-6211110
Sat 11/13@ Virginia TechL 17-48210.50010
Sat 11/6vs PittsburghL 29-5453110
Sat 10/30@ Wake ForestL 7-4511110
Sat 10/16@ VirginiaL 0-4811110
Sat 10/9vs Georgia TechL 27-3132000
Sat 10/2@ North CarolinaL 7-3800000
Sat 9/25vs KansasW 52-3311000
Sat 9/18vs NorthwesternW 30-2342100
Sat 9/11vs Unknown10000
Fri 9/3@ CharlotteSplash gameL 28-31532.5010

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Duke

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Notre Dame

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonDuke04.21
2020 Regular SeasonDuke0.57.23.10.5
2021 Regular SeasonDuke1420.710.913.5
2022 PostseasonDuke1013.86-4
2022 Regular SeasonDuke1013.860
2023 Regular SeasonDuke1218.38.92
2024 PostseasonNotre Dame2.582.1-9.5
2024 Regular SeasonNotre Dame2.582.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Charlotte

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59 takeover score.

#2

Pittsburgh

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.

#3

North Carolina

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#5

UCF

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Duke

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

35.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Duke

34.4

14 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Duke

29.8

12 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 8.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.863

St. Peter's Prep · Jersey City, NJ

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

84

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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R.J. Oben quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
84