Senior defensive lineman for Rutgers. 2023: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Tampa, FL
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
SDE recruit
No. 1023 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Rutgers. 2023: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
Mayan Ahanotu
Wins his gap play after play. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: P.J. Fleck and Greg Schiano. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Temple, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Rutgers, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Greg Schiano. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (10th 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
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #194 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 31–24
at Miami
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With K. Monangai — 163 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · F. Appleby — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 42 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-7vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 35-16vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-3vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-27@ Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-42vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 31-24@ Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Rayshaun Benny’s 2023 season.
Matches Rayshaun on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Reginald Pearson's graduate season at Northwestern (2024).
Matches Reginald on
Player DNA