Player Profile

Kayode Rufai

DE • 6'4" • 259 lbs • Portland, OR, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kayode Rufai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

12.2

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

10.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Boise State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Kayode Rufai, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Boise State. Kayode Rufai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Boise State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

12.2

Usage

3.2

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Oregon State: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games1 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Oregon State

Result
Sat 9/18@ Oregon State420.500.501
Sat 9/11@ Indiana32000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boise State

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonBoise State04.21
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State292.92
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State1.512.23.2-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.

#2

Air Force

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#3

Troy

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#4

Air Force

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.8 takeover score.

#5

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Boise State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

35.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Boise State

10.3

1.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Boise State

8.8

2 primary · 9 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8241

Lake Oswego · Lake Oswego, OR

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

18

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
18