Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Boston College
Vinny DePalma
LB • 5'11" • 232 lbs • Wayne, NJ, USA
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Vinny DePalma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Vinny DePalma built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Wayne, NJ wearing No. 42, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Vinny DePalma's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Vinny DePalma, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College. Vinny DePalma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 275
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Vinny DePalma quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · LB
- Career Tackles
- 275
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Boston College
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · De Paul Catholic · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- De Paul Catholic · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 92 tackles · LB 60th (top 5%) · ACC 8th (top 2%) · National 75th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 10 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 87 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 |
Related Context
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Vinny DePalma played LB for Boston College. Across 6 tracked seasons, Vinny DePalma recorded 275 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Boston College paired 11 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Holy Cross
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Boston College
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
32.6
Usage
7.9
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Holy Cross
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Holy Cross: 1. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Virginia: 1. Army: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. UConn: 1. Syracuse: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 5 by 20.8. Northern Illinois: 12 by 50. Holy Cross: 9 by 47.5. Florida State: 7 by 29.2. Louisville: 6 by 25. Virginia: 6 by 35. Army: 9 by 37.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. UConn: 5 by 30.8. Syracuse: 10 by 41.7. Virginia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Miami: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Holy Cross
Best efficiency game
50 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs SMU | W 23-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Miami | L 20-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/17 | @ Pittsburgh | L 16-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Virginia Tech | L 22-48 | 8 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/3 | @ Syracuse10+ tackles | W 17-10 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UConn | W 21-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Georgia Tech | W 38-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Army | W 27-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Virginia | W 27-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisville | L 28-56 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Florida State | L 29-31 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Holy Cross | W 31-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 24-27 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Vinny DePalma story
Vinny DePalma built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Wayne, NJ wearing No. 42, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Vinny DePalma's career was his defensive production: 275 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Vinny DePalma's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 3 | 22.5 | 5.3 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 7 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 5 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 39.4 | 10.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 4 | 32.6 | 7.9 | -7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 4 | 32.6 | 7.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 10 · W 17-3 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 8 · L 15-43 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Holy Cross
Week 2 · W 31-28
1
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia Tech
Week 11 · L 22-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia Tech
Week 11 · W 41-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Boston College
11 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
71.8
#2
2019 Postseason · Boston College
42.5
7 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Boston College
42.5
7 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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