Former defensive back at Massachusetts. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 8 tackles.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Sacramento, CA
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
CB recruit
No. 196 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Massachusetts. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 8 tackles.
Isaiah Rutherford
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UConn — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Miller, Don Brown, and Shane Montgomery. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #245 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona | 17 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 35–31
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Central Connecticut at home in a shootout.
With T. Phommachanh — 287 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.3 · 43 rush yds (8 car) · T. Harding — 2 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-38@ Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-34@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-31vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34@ Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-45vs Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-35vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 42-47vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Alex Johnson’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Lyrik Rawls's junior season at Oklahoma State (2024).
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Player DNA