Linebacker, Texas A&M, 2014–18
Otaro Alaka
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- May 18, 1996, in Houston, Texas
Otaro Alaka played linebacker at Texas A&M (2014–18).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Florida, 20172sacks, career hightwice; last vs. LSU, 2018Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Texas A&M | 42 | LB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Texas A&M | 42 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Texas A&M | 42 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Texas A&M | 42 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Texas A&M | 42 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 240 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Texas A&M 12 games, 79 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northwestern State | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Clemson | L 26–28 | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Alabama | L 23–45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kentucky | W 20–14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at South Carolina | W 26–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Mississippi State | L 13–28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Auburn | L 24–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Ole Miss | W 38–24 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. LSU | W 74–72 | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Texas A&M 12 games, 78 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UCLA | L 44–45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Nicholls | W 24–14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Louisiana | W 45–21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 50–43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.South Carolina | W 24–17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Alabama | L 19–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida | W 19–17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Mississippi State | L 14–35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico | W 55–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atOle Miss | W 31–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atLSU | L 21–45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 52–55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Texas A&M 13 games, 74 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.UCLA | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 67–0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atAuburn | W 29–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Arkansas | W 45–24 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atSouth Carolina | W 24–13 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee | W 45–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | atAlabama | L 14–33 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. New Mexico State | W 52–10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMississippi State | L 28–35 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. UTSA | W 23–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.LSU | L 39–54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 28–33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ | |
| Weight | 239 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | Arlington Renegades |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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