Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#88
Rion Roseborough
Senior defensive lineman on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 295 lb · Greenville, NC · John Paul Catholic II
CFB Index 16 · #388 of 420 edge rushersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs App State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Towson to East Carolina in 2025.
Rion Roseborough
Wins his gap play after play. He got to East Carolina by way of Towson. The receipt: 2 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 16 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Rion Roseborough's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 20–17
at Old Dominion
2 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. O'Halloran — 48.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Engleman Jr. — 99 rush yds (16 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Blake Harrell — 10-6 over that span.
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2026East Carolina1-2HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
43.5%
77 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
59.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #49 of 53 American Athletic DLs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaac Bunyun’s 2023 season.
Matches Isaac on
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Isaac on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kevin Jobity Jr.'s freshman season at Syracuse (2022).
66%match
Matches Kevin on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Kevin on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Rion Roseborough
Background
Three-year letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/Towson) … Played in 27 career games (no starts) … Recorded 25 tackles (eight solo) … Registered 7.0 TFLs (-25 yards) which includes 2.5 sacks (-16 yards) … Booked at least one tackle in 14 of 27 games (multiple seven times) … Rushed three times for 23…
The defensive line · East Carolina
- Jasiyah Robinson6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Rion Roseborough6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Preston Carr5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Kendrick DuJour5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Kieran Davis4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology