Defensive tackle, Clemson, 2019–23
Ruke Orhorhoro
- Number
- No. 33
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Born
- Oct 13, 2001
Ruke Orhorhoro played defensive tackle at Clemson (2019–23). The Atlanta Falcons took Orhorhoro in round 2, No. 35 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: ACC champions, 2019, 2020 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Clemson | 33 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Clemson | 33 | DT | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Clemson | 33 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Clemson | 33 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Clemson | 33 | DT | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 290 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Clemson 11 games, 23 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 66–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida State | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Syracuse | W 31–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Wake Forest | W 17–12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 20–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Carolina | W 31–20 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at South Carolina | W 16–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Clemson 13 games, 23 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Furman | W 35–12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atWake Forest | W 51–45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.NC State | W 30–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Boston College | W 31–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | W 34–28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Syracuse | W 27–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Louisville | W 31–16 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Miami | W 40–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | L 30–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 14–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 13 games, 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia | L 3–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 14–8 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNC State | L 21–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Boston College | W 19–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atSyracuse | W 17–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 17–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida State | W 30–20 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atLouisville | W 30–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UConn | W 44–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSouth Carolina | W 30–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | W 20–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Clemson 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atWake Forest | W 37–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Clemson 3 games, 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs.Boston College | W 59–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wofford | W 59–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Wake Forest | W 52–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 294 lb | |
| Arm length | 34″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 79½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.89 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 29 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.39 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 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
3 seasons, 28 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 28 | 43 | 4.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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