Mateen Ibirogba
Texas Tech Red Raiders
91
Elite

Mateen Ibirogba

Texas Tech Red RaidersContender
NTDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Wake Forest
Projected Starter

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Mateen Ibirogba is the projected starter at NT for Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Mateen Ibirogba is the projected starting NT on a Contender Texas Tech — 91 OVR.

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Depth at NT · Texas Tech Red Raiders

  1. 19891Mateen IbirogbaStarter
  2. 25182Jayden Cofield
  3. 3179Julien Laventure

What's Next

Who do they play next?De'Marion Thomas — vs Houston · Fri, Sep 18Who's the backup?Jayden Cofield — No. 2 at NT for Texas TechHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

This season: 21 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share3%
Clarksburg, MD
Jersey
#98
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
Wake Forest

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—213.52

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Clarksburg
Hometown
Clarksburg, MD

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 78th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 78% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 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

Sep 5WACUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-10

Mateen Ibirogba's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

21 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement43%
Coach Texas TechTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.