Tomiwa Durojaiye
South Carolina Gamecocks
83
Good

Tomiwa Durojaiye

South Carolina GamecocksContender
RDTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Illinois
2nd String / Backup

Is Tomiwa Durojaiye starting?

Tomiwa Durojaiye is listed 2nd string at RDT for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Tomiwa Durojaiye is listed RDT #2 for South Carolina at 83 OVR.

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Depth at RDT · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 13383Troy PikesStarter
  2. 21383Tomiwa DurojaiyeYou
  3. 31172Jordan Thomas

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Middletown, ranked #987 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #987 NatlTeam Share4%
Philadelphia, PA
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
291 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—164.52

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8607
National Rank
#987
High School
Middletown
Hometown
Middletown, DE

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 83. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 12WTOWTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-9

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

Final W 57-0

Tomiwa Durojaiye's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.