Player Dossier

2013-2017

Maryland

Kingsley Opara

DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kingsley Opara shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

13.4

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

7.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

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.

Kingsley Opara, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Maryland. Kingsley Opara shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Maryland paired 12 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win with 2 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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2017 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

13.4

Usage

3.2

Consistency

6.7

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. Texas: 0. Unknown: 0. UCF: 0. Minnesota: 0. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 2. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 1. Michigan State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 11/18@ Michigan StateL 7-1731000
Sat 11/11vs MichiganL 10-3521100
Sat 11/4@ RutgersL 24-3110000
Sat 10/28vs IndianaW 42-3942110
Sat 10/14vs NorthwesternL 21-3753000
Sat 10/7@ Ohio StateL 14-6210000
Sat 9/30@ MinnesotaW 31-2431000
Sat 9/23vs UCFL 10-3810000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown41000
Sat 9/2@ TexasW 51-4110000

Career Arc

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

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    Maryland

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMaryland0
2014 Regular SeasonMaryland00
2015 Regular SeasonMaryland00
2016 PostseasonMaryland1225.7812
2016 Regular SeasonMaryland1225.780
2017 Regular SeasonMaryland313.43.2-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rutgers

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#4

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.

#5

Ohio State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Maryland

12 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 8 usage

29.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Maryland

29.6

12 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Maryland

7.8

3 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8115

Box Elder · Brigham City, UT

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

64

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kingsley Opara quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
64