#31

Anthony Cioffi

Defensive back for Rutgers. 2016: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

DB · Rutgers · #31

6′0″ · Springfield, NJ

Rutgers 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 1335 nationally · Signed with Rutgers

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 defensive back for Rutgers. 2016: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Rutgers, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Jonathan Dayton Sch

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1335 national

CFB

College

Rutgers

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Kyle Flood

Rutgers

2016

Chris Ash

Rutgers

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Rutgers8-5HC: Kyle Flood · Run-leaning

2015Rutgers4-8HC: Kyle Flood · Run-leaning

2016Rutgers2-10HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (84th percentile). Strength: passes defended (84th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (8th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#415 / 2668 · 84th pct

Passes defended#360 / 2668 · 84th pct

Solo tackles#625 / 2668 · 76th pct

Interceptions#152 / 763 · 68th pct

QB hurries#1174 / 2668 · 28th pct

Sacks#1331 / 2668 · 25th pct

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Tackles for loss#2242 / 2668 · 8th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road5g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Rutgers	63	32	0.0	0.0	4	2	--
2015	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--	4	--
2014	Rutgers	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		63	32	0.0	0.0	4	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2016

W 52–14

vs Howard

5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD

Dominant 38-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Grant — 105 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · M. Cintron — 42 AVG · 53 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 13-48@ Washington	5	1	1	1
Wk 2	W 52-14vs Howard	5	3	—	2
Wk 3	W 37-28vs New Mexico	5	4	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-14vs Iowa	2	1	—	0
Wk 5	L 0-58@ Ohio State	8	4	1	0
Wk 6	L 0-78vs Michigan	9	5	—	0
Wk 7	L 7-24vs Illinois	7	5	—	0
Wk 8	L 32-34@ Minnesota	4	2	—	0
Wk 10	L 27-33vs Indiana	1	0	—	0
Wk 11	L 0-49@ Michigan State	1	0	—	0
Wk 12	L 0-39vs Penn State	10	6	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 13	L 13-31@ Maryland	6	1	—	0
Total		63	32	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2013

2016 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays