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Quintayvious Hutchins

Former defensive lineman at Boston College. 2025: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · Boston College · Sr. · #15

6′3″ · 240 lb · Bessemer, AL

CFB Index 45 · #239 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceDrafted by New England — Rd 7, Pick 31, #247 overall

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

3.5 TFL · 36 tackles · 7 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Clemson

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Boston College. 2025: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the New England in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Boston College, 6 sacks — drafted at #247 overall by New England.

His career

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

2021

Signed with Boston College3-star out of Bessemer City

2026

Drafted by New Englandround 7, pick 247

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1439 national

CFB

College

Boston College

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #247

New England · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2023

Jeff Hafley

Boston College

2024–2025

Bill O'Brien

Boston College

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New England2026 NFL rookie season

#247Rd 7 · Pick 31

New England2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning

2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning

2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy

2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #239 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (97th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#69 / 2975 · 97th pct

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#866 / 2975 · 69th pct

3.5

Tackles#1060 / 2975 · 64th pct

Solo tackles#1348 / 2975 · 53rd pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th 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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.3	0.1	0.1
Road4g	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bill O'Brien

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #239 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Boston College	36	16	3.5	2.0	1	--	--
2024	Boston College	29	14	5.5	3.5	--	1	--
2023	Boston College	4	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Boston College	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		71	31	9.0	5.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 66–10

vs Fordham

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO

Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.

With G. James — 190 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 9 rush yds (1 car) · D. Lonergan — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 55.3 · -3 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 66-10vs Fordham	3	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 40-42@ Michigan State	5	3	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 20-30@ Stanford	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-28vs California	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 10-41vs Clemson	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 23-38vs UConn	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-38@ Louisville	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-25vs Notre Dame	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 11	L 13-45vs SMU	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 34-36vs Georgia Tech	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 34-12@ Syracuse	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		36	16	3.5	2.0	—	1

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

Quintayvious Hutchins

2021

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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