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 13.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

13.2

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

8.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Neto Okpala, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Boston College. Neto Okpala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Boston College paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.2 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: Virginia

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Boston College

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

13.2

Usage

3.2

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

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

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.3 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

35 vs Virginia

Result
Sat 12/28@ NebraskaL 15-2041000
Sat 11/30vs PittsburghW 34-2300000
Sat 11/23vs North CarolinaW 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 StateW 23-1921100
Sat 9/14@ MissouriL 21-2751000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

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

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    Boston College

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBoston College04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonBoston College10.519.46.710.5
2023 PostseasonBoston College915.66.9-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonBoston College915.66.90
2024 PostseasonBoston College2.513.23.2-6.5
2024 Regular SeasonBoston College2.513.23.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisville

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.

#3

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.

#4

UConn

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

#5

Michigan State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Boston College

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2022 Regular Season · Boston College

29.5

10.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Boston College

16.6

9 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.855

Jacksonville Christian Academy · Jacksonville, AL

Committed To
Jacksonville State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

89

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Neto Okpala quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
89