Isaiah Rutherford: DB · Massachusetts · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Isaiah Rutherford
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jedd Fisch, Don Brown and Shane Montgomery. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UConn — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| 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 No. 21 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 |
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
Shane Montgomery
Pass share
40.7%
327 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arizona and Massachusetts, 54 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Brian Kelly, Jedd Fisch and Don Brown.
