Mayan Ahanotu: DL · Rutgers · #92.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mayan Ahanotu
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: P.J. Fleck and Greg Schiano. On tape: 3 tackles against Temple, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| 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@ No. 2 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@ No. 12 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-42vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-24vs Miami | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%3 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries16 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
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 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 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
Pass share
36.8%
294 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
304 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #194 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Minnesota and Rutgers, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Greg Schiano.
