Tomiwa Durojaiye holds the RDT · Backup spot in South Carolina Gamecocks’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tomiwa Durojaiye is a 6'4", 291-pound defensive tackle from Middletown (Del.) High School who graduated as a two-time All-State First Team performer and 2021 Delaware 3A Defensive Player of the Year. After enrolling at Kentucky in January 2022, he played in three games as a true freshman before redshirting. He then appeared in all 13 games at West Virginia in 2023, recording 23 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Following one season at Florida State in 2024, where he played in four games with one sack, Durojaiye transferred to Illinois. In 2025, he earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors while playing in 11 games with eight starts, totaling 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks.

Kentuckythrough 2022

West Virginia2023

Florida State2024

Illinois2025

South Carolina2026 — present