Last confirmed: Texas A&M, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Houston, TX · Cy Falls
Otaro Alaka: LB · Texas A&M · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Otaro Alaka
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Otaro Alaka has been at Texas A&M through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against LSU — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
New York Post Oct 23
Sports Illustrated Oct 14
The Dallas Morning News Oct 13
Bleacher Report Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs No. 2 Clemson | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 13 Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23@ South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28@ Mississippi State | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-28@ Auburn | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Ole Miss | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs UAB | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 74-72vs No. 8 LSU | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 79 | 39 | 14.5 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 74-72
vs LSU
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%14 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups79 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
435 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
79 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas A&M, 231 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
