TJ Rayam: DT · Boston College · #99.
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TJ Rayam
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Boston College. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wake Forest — Week 13, 2021.
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
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boston College | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Boston College | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Boston College | 41 | 25 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 48 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Colgate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-3@ Temple | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-19@ No. 25 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-33vs No. 22 NC State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-21@ Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-3vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-30@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 28-3
at Temple
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Temple.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries32 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
39.5%
304 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 97 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
