Sulaiman Kpaka
Sulaiman Kpaka
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Missouri — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 30 | 8 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Purdue | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Purdue | 18 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 23 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 56–7
vs Eastern Kentucky
0 TFL · 4 TOT
Dominant 49-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Devin Brandt-Epps’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Brandt-Epps's senior season at New Mexico (2024).
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