Tommy Akingbesote

Former defensive lineman at Maryland. 2024: 1 sack, 5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DL · Maryland · Sr. · #7

6′4″ · 320 lb · Largo, MD

CFB Index 60 · #102 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceDallas — drafted 2025, Rd 7, Pick 31, #247 overall

Recruiting

4★

DL recruit

No. 277 nationally · Signed with Maryland

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Maryland. 2024: 1 sack, 5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the Dallas in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Maryland, 4 sacks — drafted at #247 overall by Dallas.

His career

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

20213 games

Signed with Maryland4-star out of C.H. Flowers

2025

Drafted by Dallasround 7, pick 247

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#277 national

CFB

College

Maryland

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #247

Dallas · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Mike Locksley

Maryland

Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 2nd NFL season

#247Rd 7 · Pick 31

DallasEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 27-24 over that span.

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #102 of 285?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#571 / 2892 · 78th pct

5.0

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles#1275 / 2892 · 55th pct

Solo tackles#1346 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 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

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #102 of 285 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #102 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Maryland	32	16	5.0	1.0	--	--	--
2023	Maryland	28	16	0.5	1.0	2	--	--
2022	Maryland	14	9	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2021	Maryland	3	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		77	44	7.5	4.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 29–28

vs USC

4 TOT · 2 SOLO

Edged out USC at home in a shootout.

With B. Edwards — 373 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.9 · B. McFerson — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs UConn	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Michigan State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 27-13@ Virginia	9	4	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 4	W 38-20vs Villanova	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	L 28-42@ Indiana	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 10-37vs Northwestern	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 29-28vs USC	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 23-48@ Minnesota	2	0	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 18-39@ Oregon	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 17-31vs Rutgers	3	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 7-44@ Penn State	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Total		32	16	5.0	1.0	—

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