Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Rutgers
Desmond Igbinosun
DB • 6'2" • 213 lbs • Union, NJ, USA
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Desmond Igbinosun shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Desmond Igbinosun built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Union, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Desmond Igbinosun's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Desmond Igbinosun, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Rutgers. Desmond Igbinosun shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Desmond Igbinosun quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Grayson · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Grayson · 80 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DB 107th (top 11%) · Big Ten 63rd (top 8%) · National 520th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 62 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 54 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45.1 |
Related Context
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Desmond Igbinosun played DB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Igbinosun recorded 185 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Rutgers paired 11.5 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from 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.
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2024 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
5.8
Consistency
39.6
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 1. Akron: 2. Virginia Tech: 1. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 0. UCLA: 0. USC: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 8 by 43.3. Akron: 6 by 45. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. 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 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -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
Akron
Best efficiency game
45 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois | L 31-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Maryland | W 31-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Minnesota | W 26-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ USC | L 20-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCLA | L 32-35 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-42 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 7-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Washington | W 21-18 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Virginia Tech | W 26-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs AkronSplash game | W 49-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Howard | W 44-7 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmond Igbinosun story
Desmond Igbinosun built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Union, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Desmond Igbinosun's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Desmond Igbinosun's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Rutgers | 4 | 23.5 | 6.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 23.5 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 29.7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rutgers | 11.5 | 29.4 | 8 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11.5 | 29.4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7.5 | 27.3 | 5.8 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Wake Forest
Week 1 · L 10-38 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 13 · L 0-37 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 2 · W 49-17
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 6 · L 7-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Rutgers
11.5 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 8 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Rutgers
57.5
11.5 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Rutgers
46.7
8 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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