Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Kessawn Abraham
Senior defensive back on Rutgers's 2023 roster.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Brooklyn, NY
CFB Index 63 · #104 of 321 cornersLow confidenceRutgers 2023 alumnus
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
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1582 nationally · Signed with Rutgers
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Rutgers's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2018.
Kessawn Abraham
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Kessawn Abraham has been at Rutgers through three head coaches in six seasons. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Michigan — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Rutgers, 60 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20183 games
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Erasmus Hall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Rutgers1-11HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning
2019Rutgers2-10HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Rutgers3-6HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
63 · #104 of 321 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #104 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Russ Yeast’s 2021 season.
76%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 7
Matches Russ on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Differs from Russ on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Russ Yeast's senior season at Kansas State (2021).
84%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 7
Matches Russ on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Kessawn Abraham
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology