Defensive line, Mississippi State (from Purdue), 2019–24
Sulaiman Kpaka
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grand Prairie, TX
Sulaiman Kpaka played defensive line at Purdue (2019–23) and Mississippi State (2024).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Purdue | 18 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Purdue | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 30 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 59 | 23 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 8 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Purdue | 8 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Purdue | 8 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Purdue | 8 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Purdue | 8 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 8 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 300 |
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
2024 Mississippi State 10 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 56–7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Arizona State | L 23–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Toledo | L 17–41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Florida | L 28–45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Texas A&M | L 24–34 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arkansas | L 25–58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Massachusetts | W 45–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Tennessee | L 14–33 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Missouri | L 20–39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Ole Miss | L 14–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Purdue 9 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Fresno State | L 35–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Syracuse | L 20–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Illinois | W 44–19 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Nebraska | L 14–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Michigan | L 13–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Minnesota | W 49–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Northwestern | L 15–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Purdue 10 games, 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 56–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 28–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atMinnesota | W 20–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Maryland | W 31–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Nebraska | W 43–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atWisconsin | L 24–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Iowa | L 3–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atIllinois | W 31–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Northwestern | W 17–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Indiana | W 30–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Purdue 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | atIllinois | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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