Cameron Horsley: DT · Boston College · #96.
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Cameron Horsley
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Boston College: Jeff Hafley and Bill O'Brien. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Virginia — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | 40 | 15 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 41 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Boston College | 32 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Boston College | 40 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 166 | 77 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Duquesne | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-27@ No. 6 Missouri | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-19vs Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Virginia | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-42@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-31vs Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-31vs Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-38@ No. 14 SMU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-23vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 15 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 23-19
2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%7 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries40 tackles · 7 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
39.2%
330 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
40 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boston College, 166 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
