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Mike Tverdov

DL · Rutgers · Sr. · #97

Rutgers 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Mike Tverdov

DL · Rutgers · Sr · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1477 national
CFB
College
Rutgers
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021

W 20–14

at Illinois

1 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Willie Baker’s 2021 season.

Willie Baker

87%match

Louisiana Tech · 2021

#2

Toby Ndukwe

SMU · 2020

84%
#3

Michael Kelly

Charlotte · 2021

82%
#4

Kevin Oliver

Florida International · 2021

80%
#5

Hunter Echols

USC · 2021

79%

Matches Willie on

Class year
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Willie on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zukudo Igwenagu's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2022).

Massachusetts · 2022

#2

Jimmori Robinson

UTSA · 2022

All-AAC
90%
#3

Antoine Cook

Kent State · 2022

86%
#4

Alec Bryant

Illinois · 2023

84%
#5

Raam Stevenson

Washington State · 2023

83%

Matches Zukudo on

Class year
Height
Weight