Usage / Role
29%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2024-2025UTSA
DL • 6'1" • 305 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA
Chidera Otutu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Usage / Role
29%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a defensive lineman
Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UTSA
Snapshot
Player Story
Chidera Otutu built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Chidera Otutu's career was his defensive...
Read the storyChidera Otutu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UTSA. Chidera Otutu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | UTSA | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA to Cincinnati | G5/FCS to P4 | 81.4 | Jan 4, 2026 |
Chidera Otutu played DL for UTSA. Across 2 tracked seasons, Chidera Otutu recorded 36 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UTSA.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
UTSA paired 5 primary output with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
15.2
Usage
4.8
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Texas State: 0. Incarnate Word: 1. Colorado State: 0. Temple: 0. Rice: 0. North Texas: 0. South Florida: 0. Charlotte: 0. East Carolina: 2. Army: 2
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Incarnate Word: 3 by 22.5. Colorado State: 4 by 16.7. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 3 by 12.5. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Army: 3 by 32.5
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs ArmySplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 58-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Charlotte | W 28-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/7 | @ South Florida | L 23-55 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ North Texas | L 17-55 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Rice | W 61-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Temple | L 21-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ Colorado State | W 17-16 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Incarnate Word | W 48-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Texas State | L 36-43 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Texas A&M | L 24-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chidera Otutu built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Chidera Otutu's career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Chidera Otutu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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UTSA
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | UTSA | 2 | 10.7 | 2.6 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 2 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTSA | 5 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 3 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 74 Army
Week 14 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 38 East Carolina
Week 13 · W 58-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 5 · L 20-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Incarnate Word
Week 3 · W 48-20
1
Havoc Plays
39.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · W 44-15 · Postseason
0.5
Havoc Plays
26.1 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · UTSA
5 primary output · 15.2 efficiency · 4.8 usage
41.1
#2
2024 Postseason · UTSA
32
2 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · UTSA
32
2 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 2.6 usage
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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