Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024South Carolina
Tonka Hemingway
DT • 6'3" • 288 lbs • Conway, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tonka Hemingway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Tonka Hemingway built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Conway, SC wearing No. 91, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Tonka Hemingway's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 33
- Overall
- No. 135
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Tonka Hemingway, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina. Tonka Hemingway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 108
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Tonka Hemingway quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DT
- Career Tackles
- 108
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Conway · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Conway · 14 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 33 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DT 69th (top 30%) · SEC 208th (top 29%) · National 1,696th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 63.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 53 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
Related Context
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Tonka Hemingway played DT for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tonka Hemingway recorded 2 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, and 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 19 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
10
Consistency
38.5
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 1. Arkansas: 0. Charlotte: 0. South Carolina State: 1. Kentucky: 3. Texas A&M: 2. Missouri: 4. Vanderbilt: 1. Florida: 1. Tennessee: 3. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina State: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 4 by 46.7. Texas A&M: 3 by 32.5. Missouri: 5 by 60.8. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 4 by 26.7. Tennessee: 2 by 38.3. Clemson: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Clemson | W 31-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 63-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida | L 6-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs MissouriSplash game | L 10-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 30-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 24-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/29 | vs South Carolina State | W 50-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Charlotte | W 56-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Arkansas | L 30-44 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Georgia State | W 35-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tonka Hemingway story
Tonka Hemingway built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Conway, SC wearing No. 91, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Tonka Hemingway's career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 11 passes defended across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with South Carolina. 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 Tonka Hemingway's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Tonka Hemingway 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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South Carolina
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4 | 11.9 | 4.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 16 | 25.5 | 10 | 16 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Carolina | 19 | 29.4 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Carolina | 15 | 21.2 | 6.2 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 15 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Missouri
Week 9 · L 10-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida
Week 7 · L 39-41 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 6 · L 3-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Tennessee
Week 12 · W 63-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
19 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
57.9
16 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · South Carolina
53
15 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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