Last confirmed: Maryland, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Jacksonville, FL
Kingsley Opara: DL · Maryland · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kingsley Opara
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Maryland. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Northwestern — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-41@ No. 23 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Towson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-37vs Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-39vs Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-35vs No. 21 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ No. 22 Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2017
W 42-39
vs Indiana
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Indiana at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry25 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under D.J. Durkin — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
42.7%
318 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Maryland, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
