Last confirmed: Rutgers, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 252 lb · Newark, NJ
Kemoko Turay: DE · Rutgers · #58.
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Kemoko Turay
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Rutgers. On tape: 8 tackles against Nebraska, Week 4, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-30vs No. 8 Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-0vs Morgan State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-56vs No. 11 Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-12vs Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ Michigan | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-35@ No. 16 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-41@ Indiana | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-40vs No. 21 Michigan State | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 60 | 32 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%4 sacksTFL rate
10%6 TFLHurry rate
12%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
36%4 of 11 pressures60 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Chris Ash — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Ash
Pass share
38.9%
272 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
58.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
60 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rutgers, 6 sacks — drafted at #52 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 9th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 9th NFL season
