Chibueze Onwuka: DT · Boston College · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chibueze Onwuka
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Lance Leipold and Jeff Hafley. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week in 2022. On tape: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Louisville, Week 5, 2022.
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
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boston College | 41 | 18 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Buffalo | 20 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Buffalo | 43 | 25 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | Buffalo | 17 | 9 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 129 | 70 | 22.5 | 8.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-27@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Maine | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-44@ Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-33vs Louisville | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-31vs No. 5 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-43@ No. 13 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-13@ UConn | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs Duke | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-20@ No. 17 NC State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-44@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-32vs Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 18 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2022
W 34-33
vs Louisville
2 tackles for loss · 9 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
7%3 hurries41 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Hafley
Pass share
55.1%
439 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
66.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
41 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #77 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Buffalo and Boston College, 129 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2019)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold and Jeff Hafley.
