Paul Akere: DE · Virginia · #1.
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Paul Akere
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Came to Virginia by way of Columbia. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-49vs No. 12 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-36vs James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-27@ No. 10 North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29@ Miami | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-45vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31@ No. 11 Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-55vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%1 sackTFL rate
20%3 TFLHurry rate
27%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
20%1 of 5 pressures15 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 6-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
47.0%
396 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.6%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #406 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
