#99

TJ Rayam

Senior defensive tackle for Boston College. 2021: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DT · Boston College · Sr. · #99

6′0″ · 293 lb · Alabaster, AL

CFB Index 26 · #227 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceBoston College 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive tackle for Boston College. 2021: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Boston College in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 3176 nationally · Signed with Boston College

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Boston College, 97 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

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

2017

Signed with Boston College2-star out of The Peddie School

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3176 national

CFB

College

Boston College

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Steve Addazio

Boston College

2020–2021

Jeff Hafley

Boston College

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jeff Hafley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Boston College7-6HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Boston College7-5HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy

2019Boston College6-7HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy

2020Boston College6-5HC: Jeff Hafley · Balanced

2021Boston College6-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

26Below cohort / limited sample #227 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1279 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles for loss#1233 / 2743 · 52nd pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1422 / 2743 · 47th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th 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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.6	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	0.2	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 · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

26 · #227 of 274 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Boston College	32	16	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Boston College	16	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Boston College	41	25	6.5	0.0	2	--	--
2018	Boston College	7	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Boston College	1	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		97	48	11.0	1.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 41–34

vs Missouri

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Edged out Missouri at home in a shootout.

With D. Grosel — 175 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.1 · 35 rush yds (9 car) · P. Garwo III — 175 rush yds (25 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 51-0vs Colgate	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 28-3@ Temple	2	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 41-34vs Missouri	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 13-19@ Clemson	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 7	L 7-33vs NC State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 14-28@ Louisville	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 6-21@ Syracuse	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 17-3vs Virginia Tech	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 41-30@ Georgia Tech	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 10-41vs Wake Forest	5	2	1.0	0.0	—
Total		32	16	2.5	1.0	—

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

TJ Rayam

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

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