Ruke Orhorhoro: DT · Clemson · #33.
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Ruke Orhorhoro
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Clemson. The first career honor came in 2023: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against North Carolina — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 66-17vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 4 Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-12vs Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-28@ Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ NC State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 31-23vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-21vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20vs No. 22 North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 16-7@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 8.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
35%8 TFLSack rate
22%5 sacksHurry rate
13%3 hurries23 tackles · 8 for loss · 5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 54-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.6%
471 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Clemson, 86 tackles — drafted at #35 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 3rd NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 3rd NFL seasonFrom Lagos, Nigeria — one of 9 players from Nigeria in FBS this season.
