#97

Kwabena Bonsu

Senior defensive lineman for Army. 2022: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

DL · Army · Sr. · #97

6′4″ · 286 lb · Austell, GA

CFB Index 76 · #44 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceArmy 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1810 nationally · Signed with Army

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Army. 2022: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 43 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Army in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Army, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Army3-star out of South Cobb

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1810 national

CFB

College

Army

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

Jeff Monken

Army

Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Jeff Monken — 40-23 over that span.

2018Army11-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

2019Army5-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

2020Army9-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

2021Army9-4HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

2022Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #44 of 278?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (86th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#341 / 2755 · 86th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles#742 / 2755 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#1115 / 2755 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.4	0.6	0.3	0.0
Road4g	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Monken

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #44 of 278 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #44 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Army	43	19	5.0	3.0	--	--	--
2021	Army	31	14	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Army	15	5	2.0	1.5	1	--	--
2019	Army	33	14	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Army	3	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		125	55	16.0	7.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 42–17

vs Colgate

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 25-point win at home against Colgate.

With J. Jones — 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · H. Reed — 87 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 28-38@ Coastal Carolina	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 38-41vs UTSA	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 49-10vs Villanova	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 14-31vs Georgia State	8	3	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 6	L 10-45@ Wake Forest	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 42-17vs Colgate	3	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 48-24vs UL Monroe	5	1	1.0	0.5	—
Wk 10	L 7-13vs Air Force	5	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 9-10@ Troy	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 12	W 34-17vs UConn	4	0	1.0	0.5	—
Wk 13	W 44-7@ Massachusetts	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		43	19	5.0	3.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Kwabena Bonsu

2018

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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