Junior defensive lineman for Charlotte. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 11 tackles.
6′7″ · 270 lb · Osogbo
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 4 nationally · Joined Marshall
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Charlotte. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 11 tackles.
Emmanuel Balogun
Wins his gap play after play. Marshall to Charlotte — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Old Dominion, Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Will Healy → Peter Rossomando. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Charles Huff — 16-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st 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
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-21@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-12@ James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 12-0@ Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-23vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Beau Robbins’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rodney McGraw's sophomore season at Western Michigan (2024).
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Player DNA