Player Career

Kingsley Opara Career Story

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

Player Story

Kingsley Opara story

Kingsley Opara built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Kingsley Opara's career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Maryland. 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 Kingsley Opara's production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.

The arc is straightforward: Kingsley Opara 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

    Maryland

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMaryland0
2014 Regular SeasonMaryland00
2015 Regular SeasonMaryland00
2016 PostseasonMaryland1326.67.613
2016 Regular SeasonMaryland1326.67.60
2017 Regular SeasonMaryland414.43.9-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Rutgers

Week 13 · W 31-13 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 9 · W 42-39 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

71.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Howard

Week 1 · W 52-13

2.5

Havoc Plays

69.4 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Penn State

Week 6 · L 14-38 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#5

vs Ohio State

Week 11 · L 3-62 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

53.6 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Maryland

13 primary output · 26.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage

59.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Maryland

59.8

13 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Maryland

22

4 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games