Osazuwamen Igbinosun

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
245
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rahway, N.J.
High School:
Rahway

2015 (Sr.): Competed in all 12 games with starts in the final two contests at defensive end … recorded a season-high four tackles in four games … notched a fourth quarter fumble recovery versus VMI in the season opener which led to a Ball State touchdown … chipped in with a half sack at Northwestern on Sept. 26.

2014 (Jr.): Played in eight games … earned second letter … career-high seven tackles in season finale at Bowling Green … managed four tackles at Massachusetts … recorded first career sack at UMass and added one more at Bowling Green … tallied first career tackle for loss at Army and managed a career high two at UMass … registered a tackle for loss in four straight appearances.

2013 (So.): Made an appearance in just one game, versus Miami Nov. 29 against Miami … tallied one tackle in the regular season finale against the Redhawks.

2012 (Fr.): Played in 12 games, including the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg … registered first career tackle at Kent State … recovered first career fumble versus Northern Illinois … earned first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters at Rahway High for coach Gary Mobley before spending the 2011 season at Fork Union Military Academy … helped Rahway to a 6-5 mark as a senior and a 24-10 record in his career … graduated from Rahway in May 2011 … managed 98 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a senior … set a school record with six tackles for loss, including four sacks as a senior … managed 18 career sacks … selected to the New Jersey North-South All-Star Game and was named the New Jersey Game Most Valuable Player … second-team all-state selection as a senior … earned all-area first team honors and was a Super 100 New Jersey selection in his final season at Rahway … named the Mid-State 39 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Rahway … also competed in wrestling, track and basketball at Rahway.

PERSONAL: Son of Solomon and Mercy Igbinosun … born Sept. 16, 1993, in Rahway, New Jersey … four brothers and two sisters … brother, Oghogho, played football at Marist, Amen played football at Fordham and Ike played football at Southern Connecticut … earned his Ball State bachelor’s degree in finance in December 2015 … full name is Osazuwamen Igbinosun.

TACKLES	g	ua	a	total	tfl	fr	qbh
2013	1	0	1	1	0.0	0	0
2014	8	8	10	18	6.0	0	0
2015	12	6	8	14	2.5	1	4
TOTAL	21	14	19	33	8.5	1	4

SACKS	g	ua	a	total	yards
2013	1	0	0	0.0	0
2014	8	2	0	2.0	9
2015	12	0	1	0.5	3
TOTAL	21	2	1	2.5	12

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Tackles: 7, at Bowling Green, Nov 28, 2014 (3-4)
Sacks: 1.0, at Massachusetts, Nov 12, 2014 (1-0); at Bowling Green, Nov 28, 2014 (1-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Massachusetts, Nov 12, 2014 (2-0)
Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-4th], VMI, 9/3/2015 ; VMI, Sep 03, 2015