Usage / Role
45%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Clemson
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Lagos, Nigeria
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ruke Orhorhoro shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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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: 2022 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Ruke Orhorhoro built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Lagos wearing No. 33, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Ruke Orhorhoro's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 35
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Ruke Orhorhoro, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Clemson. Ruke Orhorhoro shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 25.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Ruke Orhorhoro quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DT
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- NC State
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 3 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 78th (top 37%) · ACC 189th (top 31%) · National 1,791st (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 34 | 8 | 2.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56.6 |
Related Context
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Ruke Orhorhoro played DT for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ruke Orhorhoro recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Clemson paired 19 primary output with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
24.2
Usage
7
Consistency
53.9
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charleston Southern: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1.5. Florida State: 1. Syracuse: 2. Wake Forest: 3. Miami: 0. NC State: 4. Notre Dame: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 2.5. South Carolina: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charleston Southern: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 19.2. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Wake Forest: 3 by 42.5. Miami: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 3 by 52.5. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 4 by 41.7. South Carolina: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 16-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 31-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Georgia Tech | W 42-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Notre Dame | W 31-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ Miami | L 20-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | W 17-12 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Florida State | L 24-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 48-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Charleston Southern | W 66-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ruke Orhorhoro story
Ruke Orhorhoro built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Lagos wearing No. 33, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Ruke Orhorhoro's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Clemson. 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 Ruke Orhorhoro's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Ruke Orhorhoro 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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Clemson
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 12.2 | 3.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 13.5 | 21.9 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 13.5 | 21.9 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Clemson | 19 | 22 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 19 | 22 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 17 | 24.2 | 7 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 9 · L 17-24 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 4 · W 51-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina State
Week 2 · W 49-3
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Wake Forest
Week 6 · W 17-12 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
@ South Carolina
Week 13 · W 16-7
3
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Clemson
19 primary output · 22 efficiency · 6.6 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Clemson
61.1
19 primary · 22 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Clemson
56.6
17 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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