Defensive end, Purdue, to 2005
Rob Ninkovich
- Born
- Feb 1, 1984
Rob Ninkovich played defensive end at Purdue (to 2005). The New Orleans Saints took Ninkovich in round 5, No. 135 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Purdue | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Purdue 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs. Notre Dame | L 28–49 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Wisconsin | L 20–31 | 1 |
2004 Purdue 0 games with an interception on file, 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ | |
| Weight | 260 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.94 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 124 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | New England Patriots | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 16 | 49 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | New England Patriots | 16 | 70 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2012 | New England Patriots | 15 | 56 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | New England Patriots | 16 | 88 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | New England Patriots | 16 | 58 | 8 | 1 |
| 2015 | New England Patriots | 16 | 51 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | New England Patriots | 11 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL career | 124 | 426 | 46 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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