Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-56@ Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-42@ Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Kayode Rufai
Last confirmed: Boise State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 259 lb · Portland, OR · Lake Oswego
Kayode Rufai: DE · Boise State · #45.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kayode Rufai
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Boise State. On tape: 3 tackles against Indiana, Week 2, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Boise State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boise State | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | Boise State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Boise State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Game log
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 31-9 over that span.
2016Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning
2017Boise State11-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning
2018Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
48.1%
409 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
70.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2021 IdahoYear 6 · 2 games
- 2019 IdahoYear 4 · 2 games
- 2018 Boise State HarsinYear 3 · 5 games
- 2017 Boise State HarsinYear 2 · 5 games
- 2016 Boise State HarsinYear 1 · 1 game
- Before collegeSigned with Boise State in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,562 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Boise State in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boise State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2016
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Lake Oswego
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coach2016–2018
Boise State
Played his entire career under Bryan Harsin.