Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Palaie Faoa
Junior linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Ewa Beach, HI · Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
Returning to Boston College for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2023.
Palaie Faoa
Second year in the Boston College linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Syracuse — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Bishop Gorman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boston College
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 9-16 over that span.
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boston College
Returning around him
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #53
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in one game ... Recorded three tackles as a reserve linebacker at Syracuse (11/29), his first career tackles recorded in a Boston College uniform. 2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams. 2023 (Freshman): Redshirted the season....
The linebacker corps · Boston College
- #1Anthony Palano65 tackles · 2025
- #20Justin Medlock25 tackles · 2025
- #43Griffin Collins15 tackles · 2025
- #28Zacari Thomas6 tackles · 2025
- #44Palaie Faoa3 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology