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Jersey Number 4
Desmond Igbinosun
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 213
- Hometown:
- Union, N.J.
- High School:
- Union
- Major:
- Sociology
| 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 ...Ā 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):Ā 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 ...Ā broke up two passes ...Ā logged six stopsĀ in the win at Maryland (11/16) ...Ā assisted on a tackle-for-loss in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... had eight tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... in on seven stops againstĀ Wisconsin (10/12) ...Ā recorded six tackles with one for loss and a pass breakupĀ at Nebraska (10/5) ...Ā collected six stopsĀ in win over Washington (9/27) ...Ā 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 lossĀ versus Howard (8/29) ...Ā member of the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/21) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23).
2023 (Junior):Ā Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at safety ... totaled 64Ā 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 tacklesĀ in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ...Ā had five stops with one for loss againstĀ Maryland (11/25) ...Ā led the team with a season-high 10 tackles at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ...Ā collected eight stops with a pass breakupĀ at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ...Ā recorded five tackles versusĀ No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ...Ā in on three stops at Indiana (10/21) ... led the team with eight tackles with a career-highĀ four for loss (Rutgers individual Big Ten game record) and a fumble recovery in the comeback win overĀ Michigan State (10/14) ...Ā posted six stops with one for a loss at Wisconsin (10/7) ...Ā added four tacklesĀ at No.Ā 2 Michigan (9/23) and against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... picked up a sack on four stops versus Temple (9/9) ... recorded three tacklesĀ in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).
2022 (Sophomore):Ā 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 ...Ā collected seven tackles with two for loss, a pass breakup and forced fumbleĀ at Maryland (11/26) ...Ā had five tackles againstĀ No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ...Ā recorded a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (11/12) ... had a pass breakup with three stops versusĀ No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ...Ā posted a career-high 14 tacklesĀ at Minnesota (10/29) ...Ā broke up a pass with four tacklesĀ in the win over Indiana (10/22) ...Ā totaled three stops versusĀ Nebraska (10/7) ...Ā added five tacklesĀ 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):Ā Played in seven games ... totaled 14Ā tackles with a sack and forced fumble ... posted four stops with two for loss including a strip sackĀ inĀ the TaxSlayerĀ Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ...Ā logged two tacklesĀ 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:Ā 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 byĀ The Star-LedgerĀ ... first-team all-state at safety byĀ USA TodayĀ ... 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 byĀ RivalsĀ ... No. 20 overall signee from the Garden State byĀ 247SportsĀ ... three-star athlete and No. 21 player in the state byĀ ESPN.
Major:Ā Sociology
Career: Played in 41 games with 29 starts at safety ... signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens ...Ā 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):Ā 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 ...Ā broke up two passes ...Ā logged six stopsĀ in the win at Maryland (11/16) ...Ā assisted on a tackle-for-loss in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... had eight tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... in on seven stops againstĀ Wisconsin (10/12) ...Ā recorded six tackles with one for loss and a pass breakupĀ at Nebraska (10/5) ...Ā collected six stopsĀ in win over Washington (9/27) ...Ā 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 lossĀ versus Howard (8/29) ...Ā member of the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/21) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23).
2023 (Junior):Ā Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at safety ... totaled 64Ā 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 tacklesĀ in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ...Ā had five stops with one for loss againstĀ Maryland (11/25) ...Ā led the team with a season-high 10 tackles at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ...Ā collected eight stops with a pass breakupĀ at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ...Ā recorded five tackles versusĀ No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ...Ā in on three stops at Indiana (10/21) ... led the team with eight tackles with a career-highĀ four for loss (Rutgers individual Big Ten game record) and a fumble recovery in the comeback win overĀ Michigan State (10/14) ...Ā posted six stops with one for a loss at Wisconsin (10/7) ...Ā added four tacklesĀ at No.Ā 2 Michigan (9/23) and against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... picked up a sack on four stops versus Temple (9/9) ... recorded three tacklesĀ in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3).
2022 (Sophomore):Ā 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 ...Ā collected seven tackles with two for loss, a pass breakup and forced fumbleĀ at Maryland (11/26) ...Ā had five tackles againstĀ No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ...Ā recorded a tackle-for-loss at Michigan State (11/12) ... had a pass breakup with three stops versusĀ No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ...Ā posted a career-high 14 tacklesĀ at Minnesota (10/29) ...Ā broke up a pass with four tacklesĀ in the win over Indiana (10/22) ...Ā totaled three stops versusĀ Nebraska (10/7) ...Ā added five tacklesĀ 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):Ā Played in seven games ... totaled 14Ā tackles with a sack and forced fumble ... posted four stops with two for loss including a strip sackĀ inĀ the TaxSlayerĀ Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ...Ā logged two tacklesĀ 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:Ā 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 byĀ The Star-LedgerĀ ... first-team all-state at safety byĀ USA TodayĀ ... 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 byĀ RivalsĀ ... No. 20 overall signee from the Garden State byĀ 247SportsĀ ... three-star athlete and No. 21 player in the state byĀ ESPN.
Major:Ā Sociology
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