6′1″ · Lewis Center, OH · Olentangy
Buchi Okafor: DB · Miami (OH) · #30.
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Buchi Okafor
Erases the deep middle of the field. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Miami (OH) since. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Buffalo — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 28 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-45@ No. 17 Iowa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-21vs Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 18-14vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-24@ Buffalo | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 21-20vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-17@ Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Chuck Martin — 9-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.2%
358 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Miami (OH), 28 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Don Treadwell, Mike Bath, and Chuck Martin. Multi-era developmental context.
