Tutu Atwell

#1 · WR · Jr. · Louisville5′9″ · 165 lb · Miami, FL · Northwestern

Tutu Atwell: WR · Louisville · #1.

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Tutu Atwell

WR · Louisville · Jr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Louisville. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2020. On tape: 129 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Florida State, Week 8, 2020.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Louisville in the news

NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Stanford ends FBS's longest road losing streakYahoo Sports Oct 27
Kelsey urges court to end eligibility chaosThe Courier-Journal Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Louisville	46	625	13.6	7	66
2019	Louisville	70	1,276	18.2	12	90
2018	Louisville	24	406	16.9	2	53
Career		140	2,307	16.5	21	90

Season	Team
2020	Louisville	2	−2	--
2019	Louisville	8	29	84
2018	Louisville	1	−5	--
Career		11	22	84

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 35-21vs Western Kentucky	7	78	11.1	0	17
Wk 3	L 34-47vs No. 17 Miami	8	114	14.3	2	33	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 20-23@ No. 21 Pittsburgh	4	37	9.3	1	21
Wk 6	L 27-46@ Georgia Tech	6	52	8.7	1	26
Wk 7	L 7-12@ No. 4 Notre Dame	4	40	10.0	0	28
Wk 8	W 48-16vs Florida State	3	129	43.0	1	66	Season-high 129 yds
Wk 9	L 35-42vs Virginia Tech	8	78	9.8	0	18
Wk 12	W 30-0vs Syracuse	1	19	19.0	1	19
Wk 13	L 27-34@ Boston College	5	78	15.6	1	27
Total		46	625	13.6	7	66

Signature game

Week 3 · 2020

L 34-47

vs Miami

8 rec · 114 yds · 2 TD

With M. Cunningham — 307 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · J. Hawkins — 164 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 12 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Florida State · 2nd and 24 · Q2 · EPA +6.86Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 58 yds for a TD, (James Turner KICK)
Week 8 · Florida State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +4.63Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 66 yds to the FlaSt 9 for a
Week 7 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 28 yds to the NDame 41 for a
Week 13 · Boston College · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.57Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 26 yds to the BC 23 for a
Week 12 · Syracuse · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.55Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 19 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK)
Week 4 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.02Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 21 yds for a TD Timeout LOUISVILLE (James Turner KICK)

4 more plays

Week 9 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 18 yds to the VTech 40 for a
Week 4 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 12 yds to the Pitt 43 for a
Week 6 · Georgia Tech · 4th and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 14 yds to the GTech 26 for a
Week 3 · Miami · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Malik Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 31 yds to the MiaFl 26 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Louisville2-10HC: Bobby Petrino · Balanced

2019Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy

2020Louisville4-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2020 season

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (92nd percentile). Strength: rush tds (88th percentile). Concern: rush yards (13th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#27 / 421 · 92nd pct

Rush TDs#12 / 202 · 88th pct

Receptions#54 / 421 · 87th pct

Rec yards#56 / 421 · 87th pct

625

Long catch#72 / 421 · 82nd pct

Yards / catch#185 / 421 · 56th pct

13.6

Fumbles lost#59 / 146 · 35th pct

Rush yards#175 / 202 · 13th pct

-2

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2020, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.4	83.6	19.4	0.8
Road4g	4.8	51.8	10.9	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.8	64.2	10.7	0.8
Weeks 8+4g	4.2	76.0	21.9	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Pass share

43.0%

314 pass / 417 run

Plays / game

66.5

11 games

Team sack rate

8.0%

349 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Tutu Atwell

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Three seasons at Louisville, drafted

2018 10 games

2019 13 games

2020 9 games

2021