Player Career

Randolph Kpai Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Randolph Kpai story

Randolph Kpai built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Sioux Falls, SD wearing No. 33, spending time with Nebraska and New Mexico. The clearest part of Randolph Kpai's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with New Mexico. 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 Randolph Kpai's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska and New Mexico.

The arc is straightforward: Randolph Kpai 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2022 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico13.536.311.413.5
2025 Regular SeasonNew Mexico010.41.9-13.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San Diego State

Week 11 · W 21-16 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

@ New Mexico State

Week 5 · W 50-40

3

Havoc Plays

68.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Hawai'i

Week 14 · L 30-38 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Montana State

Week 1 · L 31-35

2

Havoc Plays

56.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Air Force

Week 7 · W 52-37 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

55 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · New Mexico

13.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage

63.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · New Mexico

42.1

0 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 1.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Nebraska

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games