Player Dossier

2021-2024

Rutgers

Desmond Igbinosun

DB • 6'2" • 213 lbs • Union, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Desmond Igbinosun shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.2

Efficiency

25.4

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

13.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

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.

Desmond Igbinosun, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Rutgers. Desmond Igbinosun shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 7 primary output with 28.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

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.

2024 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

25.4

Usage

6.2

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Akron: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 0. UCLA: 0. USC: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 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. Unknown: 8 by 43.3. Akron: 6 by 45. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 8 by 33.3. Nebraska: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 8 by 33.3. UCLA: 8 by 33.3. USC: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 9.2. Maryland: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=5 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

45 vs Akron

Result
Sat 11/23vs IllinoisL 31-3811000
Sat 11/16@ MarylandW 31-1753000
Sat 11/9vs MinnesotaW 26-19100.5000
Sat 10/26@ USCL 20-4221000
Sat 10/19vs UCLAL 32-3586000
Sat 10/12vs WisconsinL 7-4282000
Sat 10/5@ NebraskaL 7-1453101
Sat 9/28vs WashingtonW 21-1883000
Sat 9/21@ Virginia TechW 26-2321000
Sat 9/7vs AkronW 49-1764101
Thu 8/29vs Unknown85100

Career Arc

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

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    Rutgers

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonRutgers3215.6
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers3215.60
2022 Regular SeasonRutgers728.79.64
2023 PostseasonRutgers8.527.19.51.5
2023 Regular SeasonRutgers8.527.19.50
2024 Regular SeasonRutgers5.525.46.2-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 69.3 takeover score.

#2

Maryland

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#3

Akron

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#4

Wake Forest

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Rutgers

7 primary output · 28.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage

22.5

#2

2023 Postseason · Rutgers

15.1

8.5 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Rutgers

15.1

8.5 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.85

Grayson · Loganville, GA

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

185

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Desmond Igbinosun quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
185