RJ Oben
RJ Oben
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, four head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Marcus Freeman. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Virginia — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 15 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 19 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Duke | 15 | 6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Duke | 19 | 11 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Duke | 26 | 15 | 8.0 | 5.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 42 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
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.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sam Miller’s 2021 season.
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