Senior defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Paulsboro, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 57 nationally · Joined TCU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Rutgers's roster.
Douglas Blue-Eli
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Alex Golesh. The receipt: 3 tackles against Memphis — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 17 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 19 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | TCU | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 14 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-50vs Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-21vs Memphis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-21@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 63-30vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-35@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 1.5 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.
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Rutgers
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ricky Samuel’s 2024 season.
Matches Ricky on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ricky Samuel's junior season at Jacksonville State (2024).
Matches Ricky on
Player DNA
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