Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Rutgers
Kemoko Turay
DE • 6'5" • 252 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kemoko Turay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Kemoko Turay built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Newark, NJ wearing No. 58, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kemoko Turay's career was his defensive production: 63...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 52
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Kemoko Turay, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers. Kemoko Turay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
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Kemoko Turay Rutgers Highlights
2017 · Rutgers · Player Highlight
Kemoko Turay college highlights at Rutgers.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Kemoko Turay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DE
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Purdue
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 2 · Pick 20 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 58 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DE 18th (top 5%) · Big Ten 50th (top 9%) · National 478th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 68.5 |
Related Context
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Kemoko Turay played DE for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kemoko Turay recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 18 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
35.8
Usage
13.1
Consistency
38.3
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game by game trend chart. Washington: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 0. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Ohio State: 3.5. Illinois: 1. Purdue: 4. Michigan: 2. Maryland: 1. Penn State: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 5 by 45.8. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 8 by 33.3. Ohio State: 6 by 60. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 7 by 69.2. Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Maryland: 1 by 14.2. Penn State: 2 by 18.3. Indiana: 7 by 29.2. Michigan State: 10 by 71.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-40 | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Indiana | L 0-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Penn State | L 6-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Maryland | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 14-35 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 14-12 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Illinois | W 35-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 0-56 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Nebraska | L 17-27 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Morgan State | W 65-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 13-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs WashingtonSplash game | L 14-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kemoko Turay story
Kemoko Turay built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Newark, NJ wearing No. 58, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Kemoko Turay's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Kemoko Turay's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 5 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 18 | 35.8 | 13.1 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 14-12 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio State
Week 5 · L 0-56 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · L 7-40 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 1 · L 14-30
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 9 · L 14-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
18 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 13.1 usage
68.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
45.4
5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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