Last confirmed: UConn, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 303 lb · Far Rockaway, NY · Beach Channel
Folorunso Fatukasi: DL · UConn · #93.
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Folorunso Fatukasi
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at UConn, two different head coaches: Bob Diaco and Randy Edsall. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 sacks against Tulsa — Week 8, 2017.
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
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 18-38@ Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs East Carolina | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ SMU | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-70vs Memphis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-24@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14vs Tulsa | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 12-52vs Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-37vs South Florida | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-49@ No. 14 UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-39vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-22@ Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 30 | 7.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 20-14
vs Tulsa
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries45 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Pass share
46.8%
421 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
74.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
45 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 6 sacks — drafted at #180 overall by the New York Jets.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Pasqualoni, Bob Diaco, and Randy Edsall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 9th NFL season
