Player Dossier

2021-2024

Boston College

Neto Okpala

DE • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Loganville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Neto Okpala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.

Usage / Role

28%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for an edge defender

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

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
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Player Story

Neto Okpala built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Loganville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Neto Okpala's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.855

Jacksonville Christian Academy · Jacksonville, AL

Committed To
Jacksonville State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Neto Okpala, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boston College. Neto Okpala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
89
TFL
15
Sacks
4
QB hurries
18
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Neto Okpala quick answers

Latest team and position
Boston College · DE
Career Tackles
89
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Boston College
Top game
Louisville
Recruit profile
3-star · Jacksonville Christian Academy · Jacksonville State
High school pipeline
Jacksonville Christian Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
32 tackles · DE 61st (top 23%) · ACC 165th (top 22%) · National 1,321st (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonBoston College44-0--036.7
2022 Regular SeasonBoston College11266.5242054.2
2023 PostseasonBoston College135-01-062.7
2023 Regular SeasonBoston College13226261062.7
2024 PostseasonBoston College124-0--042.9
2024 Regular SeasonBoston College12282.507-042.9

Related Context

Neto Okpala played DE for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Neto Okpala recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Boston College paired 16 primary output with 21 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19 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: Michigan State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Boston College

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

19

Usage

5.4

Consistency

48.2

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Duquesne: 1. Missouri: 0. Michigan State: 2. Western Kentucky: 0. Virginia: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Louisville: 1. Syracuse: 0.5. SMU: 0. North Carolina: 2. Pittsburgh: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7. Duquesne: 2 by 18.3. Missouri: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 2 by 18.3. Syracuse: 2 by 13.3. SMU: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 0 by 20. Pittsburgh: 0 by 20

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

35 vs Virginia

Result
Sat 12/28@ NebraskaL 15-2041000
Sat 11/30vs PittsburghSplash gameW 34-2300000
Sat 11/23vs North CarolinaSplash gameW 41-2100000
Sat 11/16@ SMUL 28-3821000
Sat 11/9vs SyracuseW 37-31210.5000
Fri 10/25vs LouisvilleL 27-3121000
Thu 10/17@ Virginia TechL 21-4242000
Sat 10/5@ VirginiaL 14-2464100
Sat 9/28vs Western KentuckyW 21-2032000
Sun 9/22vs Michigan StateSplash gameW 23-1921100
Sat 9/14@ MissouriL 21-2751000
Sat 9/7vs DuquesneW 56-020000

Player Story

Neto Okpala story

Neto Okpala built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Loganville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Neto Okpala's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Neto Okpala's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Boston College

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBoston College04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonBoston College14.5237.314.5
2023 PostseasonBoston College16219.21.5
2023 Regular SeasonBoston College16219.20
2024 PostseasonBoston College9.5195.4-6.5
2024 Regular SeasonBoston College9.5195.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisville

Week 4 · L 28-56 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 1 · L 24-27

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.

#3

@ UConn

Week 9 · L 3-13

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Havoc Plays

78.1 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

#4

vs UConn

Week 9 · W 21-14

3

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 4 · W 23-19

2

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Boston College

16 primary output · 21 efficiency · 9.2 usage

62.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Boston College

62.7

16 primary · 21 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Boston College

54.2

14.5 primary · 23 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

12

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games