Shitta Sillah: DE · Purdue · #17.
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Shitta Sillah
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ohio State — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue | 30 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 14 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 31 | 15 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Boston College | 22 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 12 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 68 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Indiana State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-66vs No. 18 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-38@ Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-52@ Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 49-50@ No. 23 Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-45@ No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-49vs No. 4 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-66@ No. 10 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
3%1 sackTFL rate
18%6 TFL30 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Walters
Pass share
48.8%
328 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
56.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at Boston College and Purdue, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Addazio, Jeff Hafley and Ryan Walters.
