Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
Palaie Faoa
Palaie Faoa is a linebacker at Boston College who has not played in Boston College's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Where Faoa comes from
- Ewa Beach, HI
- Bishop Gorman
- Bishop Gorman is about 2,350 miles from Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
- Three-star, No. 1,522 in the 2023 class.
- On the Boston College roster since 2023
Where Faoa fits
Boston College lists 11 linebackers this season.
Boston College linebackers with a game this season
Boston College is 4-4. Next: vs Florida State, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Same class and position
From Bishop Gorman
Also from Ewa Beach, HI
Second year in the Boston College linebacker corps. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Syracuse — Week 14, 2025.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 14 · 2025
W 34-12
at Syracuse
3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against Syracuse.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 9-16 over that span.
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
54.8%
454 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
69.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
3 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,522 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a redshirt junior.
Four seasons at Boston College
- 2026 Boston College O'BrienYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Boston College O'BrienYear 3 · 1 game
- 2024 Boston College O'BrienYear 2 · 2 games
- 2023 Boston College HafleyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Bishop GormanLas Vegas, NV · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 1,522 in the 2023 class. Signed with Boston College.Also from Bishop Gorman: Zion Branch (Georgia), Douglas Utu (Oregon), Seuseu Alofaituli (Miami) and 33 more.
2023
- Signed with Boston CollegeThree-star, out of Bishop Gorman
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.