Usage / Role
53%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Boston College
John Pupel
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Traverse City, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Pupel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
John Pupel built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a defensive back from Traverse City, MI wearing No. 35, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of John Pupel's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJohn Pupel, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boston College. John Pupel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
John Pupel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · DB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Boston College
- Top game
- Miami
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · DB 21st (top 3%) · ACC 14th (top 3%) · National 137th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 55.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.3 |
Related Context
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John Pupel played DB for Boston College. Across 2 tracked seasons, John Pupel recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Boston College paired 6.5 primary output with 31 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31 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: Miami
Loss with 2 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
0.5
Efficiency
31
Usage
9
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Holy Cross: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Virginia: 0. Army: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. UConn: 0. Syracuse: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Pittsburgh: 0.5. Miami: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 7 by 39.2. Holy Cross: 4 by 16.7. Florida State: 9 by 37.5. Louisville: 8 by 33.3. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Army: 6 by 25. Georgia Tech: 8 by 43.3. UConn: 4 by 16.7. Syracuse: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 9 by 37.5. Pittsburgh: 7 by 34.2. Miami: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.2 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
Miami
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs SMU | W 23-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 20-45 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/17 | @ Pittsburgh | L 16-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Virginia Tech | L 22-48 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/3 | @ Syracuse | W 17-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UConn | W 21-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Georgia Tech | W 38-23 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Army | W 27-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Virginia | W 27-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisville | L 28-56 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Florida State | L 29-31 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Holy Cross | W 31-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Northern Illinois | L 24-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Pupel story
John Pupel built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a defensive back from Traverse City, MI wearing No. 35, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of John Pupel's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Boston College. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but John Pupel's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.
The arc is straightforward: John Pupel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Boston College
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 6.5 | 31 | 9 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 6.5 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 13 · L 20-45 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · W 38-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 10 · W 17-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 24-27
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Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 12 · L 16-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Boston College
6.5 primary output · 31 efficiency · 9 usage
55.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Boston College
55.3
6.5 primary · 31 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Boston College
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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