Linebacker, Boston College, 2018–23
Vinny DePalma
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Wayne, NJ
Vinny DePalma played linebacker at Boston College (2018–23).
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2023Regional honors: Swede Nelson Award 2022 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Boston College | 54 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Boston College | 87 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 92 | 42 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 275 | 149 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Boston College | 42 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 232 |
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
2023 Boston College 13 games, 92 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 24–27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Holy Cross | W 31–28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida State | L 29–31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Louisville | L 28–56 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Virginia | W 27–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Army | W 27–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | W 38–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. UConn | W 21–14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Syracuse | W 17–10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 22–48 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Pittsburgh | L 16–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Miami | L 20–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. SMU | W 23–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Boston College 12 games, 87 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Rutgers | L 21–22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maine | W 38–17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atFlorida State | L 14–44 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Louisville | W 34–33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Clemson | L 3–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Wake Forest | L 15–43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUConn | L 3–13 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Duke | L 31–38 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at NC State | W 21–20 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Notre Dame | L 0–44 | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Syracuse | L 23–32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Boston College 12 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Colgate | W 51–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Massachusetts | W 45–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Temple | W 28–3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Missouri | W 41–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atClemson | L 13–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.NC State | L 7–33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atLouisville | L 14–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atSyracuse | L 6–21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 17–3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atGeorgia Tech | W 41–30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Florida State | L 23–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Wake Forest | L 10–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Boston College 10 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 35–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Richmond | W 45–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kansas | L 24–48 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atRutgers | W 30–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Wake Forest | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.NC State | W 45–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atSyracuse | W 58–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atNotre Dame | L 7–40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atPittsburgh | W 26–19 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | L 6–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Boston College 3 games, 9 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Massachusetts | W 55–21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Holy Cross | W 62–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Miami | W 27–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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