#93

Folorunso Fatukasi

Former defensive lineman at UConn. 2017: 4 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

DL · UConn · #93

6′4″ · 303 lb · Far Rockaway, NY

New York — drafted 2018, Rd 6, Pick 6, #180 overall

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1866 nationally · Signed with UConn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at UConn. 2017: 4 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2013.
Drafted round 6 by the New York in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at UConn, 6 sacks — drafted at #180 overall by New York.

His career

2013

Signed with UConn3-star out of Beach Channel

2018

Drafted by New Yorkround 6, pick 180

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1866 national

CFB

College

UConn

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #180

New York · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2016–2017

2 coaches

2016

Bob Diaco

UConn

2017

Randy Edsall

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

#180Rd 6 · Pick 6

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (88th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#205 / 2682 · 91st pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#316 / 2682 · 88th pct

7.5

Solo tackles#675 / 2682 · 74th pct

Tackles#806 / 2682 · 70th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.7	0.7	0.3	0.0
Road5g	3.4	0.7	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.0	0.7	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.7	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UConn	45	30	7.5	4.0	--	--	--
2016	UConn	43	22	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
Career		88	52	10.0	6.5	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 3	L 18-38@ Virginia	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 38-41vs East Carolina	6	6	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 28-49@ SMU	4	3	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 31-70vs Memphis	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 28-24@ Temple	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-14vs Tulsa	9	5	2.0	2.0	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 9	L 12-52vs Missouri	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 20-37vs South Florida	5	5	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 24-49@ UCF	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 16-39vs Boston College	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 21-22@ Cincinnati	4	3	1.0	1.0	—
Total		45	30	7.5	4.0	—

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

2013

2018

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays