Last confirmed: Boston College, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 285 lb · Ashburn, VA
Tanner Karafa: DL · Boston College · #48.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tanner Karafa
Wins his gap play after play. Fourth year in the Boston College defensive front. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 5, 2019.
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
51 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | 51 | 30 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 46 | 26 | 8.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Boston College | 16 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 114 | 67 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Richmond | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-48vs Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-16@ Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 39-41@ Louisville | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-24vs NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-59@ No. 4 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 58-27@ Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-38vs Florida State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-40@ No. 15 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-19@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-38@ No. 23 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 30 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry51 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
31.9%
303 pass / 648 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
51 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Addazio.
