Last confirmed: Illinois, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Arlington, TX
Ayo Shogbonyo: DL · Illinois · #52.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ayo Shogbonyo
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Illinois defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan, Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Akron | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23@ UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-42vs Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 17-40@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-42vs No. 16 Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-6@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-19@ No. 19 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-35vs California | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 9.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%10 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Lovie Smith — 12-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
43.2%
363 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
