Aimuamwosa Davison Igbinosun (born April 11, 2004) is an American football cornerback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He previously played at Ole Miss.
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
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| Born: | April 11, 2004 Union, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
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| High school | Union (NJ) |
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Early years
editIgbinosun grew up in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey and attended Union High School. In his high school career he was a dual-threat player, rushing for 894 yards and 11 touchdowns on 75 carries in his career. He also brought in 25 passes for 492 yards and three touchdowns. However he was even better on defense tallying 211 tackles, six going for a loss, seven interceptions, 19 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and a blocked field goal.[1] He committed to play college football at Ole Miss over other schools such as Notre Dame, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Indiana, Virginia, Wake Forest, Duke, Pitt, Boston College, Virginia, Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Rutgers.[2][3] His brother Desmond plays college football for Rutgers.
College career
editAs a freshman, Igbinosun performed well in Ole Miss' fall camp leading him to play in 13 games starting in ten.[4] On the year he put up 37 tackles and five pass deflections.[5] For his performance on the year he was named a Freshman All-American by College Football News.[6] However, after his stellar freshman year with Ole Miss he decided to enter the transfer portal.[7] He would ultimately decide to transfer to the Ohio State Buckeyes.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Davison Igbinosun Football Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Suss, Nick. "4-star cornerback Davison Igbinosun signs with Ole Miss at All American Bowl". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunt, Todderick. "Union 4-star DB Davison Igbinosun picks Ole Miss during All-American Bowl broadcast on NBC". NJ.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Barnes, Steve. "Freshman Davison Igbinosun making a name for himself in Ole Miss fall camp". The Rebel Walk. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Davison Igbinosun". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Cirminiello, Rich. "College Football News Freshman All-America Team 2022". College Football News. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Eckert, David. "Ole Miss football's Davison Igbinosun enters transfer portal cites coaching staff 'uncertainty'". Yahoo. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Hope, Dan. "FORMER OLE MISS CORNERBACK DAVISON IGBINOSUN TRANSFERRING TO OHIO STATE". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Chen, Michael. "BOOM! Ohio State gets a commitment from transfer cornerback". USA Today. Retrieved May 19, 2023.