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4 Desmond Igbinosun

4 Desmond Igbinosun

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 213
  • Hometown:
    Union, N.J.
  • High School:
    Union
  • Major:
    Sociology

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2025 NFL Contract (Baltimore Ravens)
Career: Played in 41 games with 29 starts at safety ... signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens ... totaled 186 tackles with 15 for loss and two sacks ... had two games with double-digit stops ... added seven pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... saw action in two bowl games ... set the Rutgers individual Big Ten game record with four tackles-for-loss in the 2023 comeback win over Michigan State.

2024 (Senior): Played in 11 games with eight starts at safety ... totaled 53 tackles with 3.5 for loss ... had at least six stops in seven games ... broke up two passes ... logged six stops in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... assisted on a tackle-for-loss in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... had eight tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... in on seven stops against Wisconsin (10/12) ... recorded six tackles with one for loss and a pass breakup at Nebraska (10/5) ... collected six stops in win over Washington (9/27) ... added two tackles at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... led the team with six stops and batted down a pass against Akron (9/7) ... recorded eight tackles with one for loss versus Howard (8/29) ... member of the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/21) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23).

2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at safety ... totaled 64 tackles with 6.5 for loss and a sack ... had nine games with at least four stops ... added a fumble recovery and pass breakup ... contributed a pair of tackles in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... had five stops with one for loss against Maryland (11/25) ... led the team with a season-high 10 tackles at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ... collected eight stops with a pass breakup at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... recorded five tackles versus No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... in on three stops at Indiana (10/21) ... led the team with eight tackles with a career-high four for loss (Rutgers individual Big Ten game record) and a fumble recovery in the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... posted six stops with one for a loss at Wisconsin (10/7) ... added four tackles at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) and against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... picked up a sack on four stops versus Temple (9/9) ... recorded three tackles in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with nine starts at safety ... totaled 55 tackles with three for loss, four pass breakups and a forced fumble ... had at least five stops in five games ... collected seven tackles with two for loss, a pass breakup and forced fumble at Maryland (11/26) ... had five tackles against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (11/12) ... had a pass breakup with three stops versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... posted a career-high 14 tackles at Minnesota (10/29) ... broke up a pass with four tackles in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... totaled three stops versus Nebraska (10/7) ... added five tackles at Temple (9/17) ... contributed three stops with a pass breakup in the home opener against Wagner (9/10) ... picked up seven tackles in first career start at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Freshman): Played in seven games ... totaled 14 tackles with a sack and forced fumble ... posted four stops with two for loss including a strip sack in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... logged two tackles at Penn State (11/20) ... added five stops versus Wisconsin (11/6) ... recorded three tackles versus No. 11 Michigan State (10/9) ... made collegiate debut against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2).

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Lou Grasso at Union ... versatile athlete who played running back, wide receiver and defensive back for the Farmers ... finished senior season with 38 rushes for a team-high 454 yards and 10 touchdowns, along with 22 receptions for 317 yards during abbreviated 2020 campaign ... first team all-state, all-group and all-division by The Star-Ledger ... first-team all-state at safety by USA Today ... helped Union to a 12-1 record and berth to the NJSIAA North Group 5 title game as a junior in 2019 ... hauled in 22 receptions for 737 yards and eight touchdowns, and added 96 tackles, five passes defended and two interception during junior season ... three-star signee and No. 14 recruit in New Jersey by Rivals ... No. 20 overall signee from the Garden State by 247Sports ... three-star athlete and No. 21 player in the state by ESPN.

Major: Sociology
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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2021Freshman

    DB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    34
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    DB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    DB
    6'2" 213 lbs
    4
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