Jesse Ofurie
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
66
Depth

Jesse Ofurie

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRebuilding
NBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Jesse Ofurie starting?

Jesse Ofurie is the projected starter at NB for Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Redshirt junior · #16 · 6'2", 215 lbs

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Depth at NB · Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  1. 11666Jesse OfurieStarter
  2. 2960DK Gilley
  3. 33747RJ Wortman

Rutgers Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big Ten

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Up next for Rutgers

Rutgers plays Wisconsin away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of St. John's Prep, ranked #1,026 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,026 Natl
Salem, MA
Jersey
#16
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
215 lbs

At 6'2", 215 lbs, Jesse Ofurie plays for a Rutgers team rated 62 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8633
National Rank
#1026
High School
St. John's Prep
Hometown
Danvers, MA

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 66 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LMICHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-21

Oct 24LNUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-14

Oct 17WMDTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 37-30

Oct 4LIUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 47-15

Sep 19LUSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-35

Sep 11LBCTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 3LMASSTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 37-21

Jesse Ofurie's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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