Chidera Otutu
Cincinnati Bearcats
57
Depth

Chidera Otutu

Cincinnati BearcatsAverage
NTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · UTSA
3rd String

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Chidera Otutu is listed 3rd string at NT for Cincinnati Bearcats.

Junior · #11 · 6'1", 300 lbs

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Depth at NT · Cincinnati Bearcats

  1. 19569Josh HoughStarter
  2. 29957Jonathan Rulo
  3. 31157Chidera OtutuYou
  4. 49243Elijah Gunn
  5. 59043Darrius Simmons

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Pflugerville Weiss, ranked #1,769 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 28 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 57 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,769 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile82th
Pflugerville, TX
Jersey
#11
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
UTSA

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—282.52.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8453
National Rank
#1769
High School
Pflugerville Weiss
Hometown
Pflugerville, TX

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 82th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 57. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26WKSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-26

Sep 12WWCUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-10

Sep 5WBCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-15

Chidera Otutu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

28 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.