Asauni Rufus: DB · Nevada · #2.
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Asauni Rufus
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Nevada span two head coaches: Brian Polian and Jay Norvell. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Air Force — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 72-19vs Portland State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-35vs Oregon State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-63@ Toledo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-25@ Air Force | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-31vs Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-22@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24vs San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-12@ San José State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-34@ UNLV | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 39 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 28-25
at Air Force
2.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFL65 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
53.2%
494 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
65 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 235 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
