Douglas Blue-Eli

DL · Rutgers6′3″ · 300 lb · Paulsboro, NJ

Douglas Blue-Eli is a defensive lineman at Rutgers who has not played in Rutgers's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at South Florida.

Where Blue-Eli comes from

  • Paulsboro, NJHometown
  • About 50 miles from SHI StadiumDistance
  • Three-star junior college recruit in the 2022 class; signed with TCU.Recruiting profile
  • On the Rutgers roster since 2025Roster

Where Blue-Eli fits

Rutgers lists 24 defensive linemen this season.

Rutgers defensive linemen with a game this season

Rutgers is 2-6. Next: at Wisconsin, Sat Nov 7.

Blue-Eli wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Alex Golesh. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against USC — Week 3, 2026.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

8 games
17Tackles
5Solo
1.5TFL
0Sacks
0Pass def.
1INT

17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.

  • Week 31 INT

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.

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