Tomiwa Durojaiye

2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches)
2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)
2025 Third-Team All-Big Ten (PFSN College)

Defensive lineman who transferred to South Carolina in January 2026 from Illinois where he was an All-Big Ten performer… previously had stops at Kentucky, West Virginia and Florida State… has appeared in 31 games… named is pronounced TOE-me-wah durr-oh-JI-yay.

2025 (Redshirt Junior)
Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media… played in 11 games with eight starts… totaled 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, three quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup… was second on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss, and tied for second with 2.0 sacks in the regular season… posted a season-high four solo tackles and 1.0 sack in his Illini debut versus Western Illinois… had a season-best two quarterback hurries in the win at Duke… collected four tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, including a solo sack at Wisconsin… coached by Bret Bielema.

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in four games in his lone season at Florida State… head coach was Mike Norvell… notched three tackles including 1.0 sack… saw action against SMU, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Charleston Southern… had tackles against SMU, Notre Dame and CSU… his sack came against the Fighting Irish.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games in his lone season at West Virginia… posted 23 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry… was second on the team in sacks… logged a career-high five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in the win at TCU.

2022 (Freshman)
Enrolled at Kentucky in January… played in three games as a true freshman… saw action against Miami (Ohio), Youngstown State and Iowa… coached by Mark Stoops… redshirted… earned a spot on the Dean’s List.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Middletown (Del.) High School… played for head coach Zach Blum… was a two-time All-State First Team performer… named the 2021 Delaware 3A Defensive Player of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association after collecting 58 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups as a senior while leading Middletown to the state title… registered 45 tackles with 19.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks as a junior as the Cavaliers advanced to 2020 Division I DIAA championship game in a COVID-shortened eight-game season.

PERSONAL
Tomiwa Durojaiye’s father, Bayo, is from Nigeria.