Caleb Okechukwu: DL · Syracuse · #4.
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Caleb Okechukwu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Syracuse. The first career honor came in 2022: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 65-0vs Colgate | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-7vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-16vs Army | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs Clemson | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 7-40@ No. 14 North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-38@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs Boston College | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 22-31@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 0-45vs South Florida | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 19 | 8.0 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 8 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dino Babers — 19-30 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nunzio Campanile
Pass share
37.7%
315 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
348 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
36 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #193 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Syracuse, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dino Babers.
