Tommy Akingbesote: DL · Maryland · #7.
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Tommy Akingbesote
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Maryland defensive front. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Virginia — Week 3, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-7vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13@ Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-20vs Villanova | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-37vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 29-28vs USC | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-48@ Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-39@ No. 1 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-44@ No. 4 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%5 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
57.5%
491 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #102 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Maryland, 4 sacks — drafted at #247 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Locksley.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 2nd NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 2nd NFL season
