2022 Football Roster
Roster
Okpala, Neto

Jersey Number 19
Neto Okpala
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 239
- Hometown:
- Loganville, Ga.
- High School:
- Loganville
Bio
2024 (Senior): Started seven games at defensive end and played in all 13… totaled 37 tackles, seven quarterback hurries and four tackles for loss… opened the season with four tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a seven-yard sack at No. 10 Florida State (9/2)... posted five tackles at missouri (9/14)... recorded two tackles, a TFL and a QB hurry against Michigan State (9/21)... notched a season-high six tackles at Virginia (10/5) with a TFL… added four tackles at Virginia Tech (10/17)... contributed three tackles and a QB hurry vs. Louisville (10/25)... started and made four tackles vs. Nebraska (12/28) in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts at defensive end… totaled 26 tackles, five TFLs, two sacks and seven quarterback hurries… recorded a sack, two TFLs and forced a fumble vs. Northern Illinois (9/2)... made two tackles against Florida State (9/16)... totaled three tackles, including two TFLs and a sack at Louisville (9/23)... recorded three tackles, one PBU and a QB hurry vs. Virginia (9/30)... contributed two tackles at Army (10/7)... made two stops at Pittsburgh (11/16)... tallied three tackles vs. Miami (11/24).. Season-high five tackles with a fumble recovery vs. SMU (12/28) in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
2022 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games… finished with 29 tackles including 14 solos, seven TFLs and two sacks… logged a QB hurry and pass breakup against Virginia Tech (9/10) … five tackles against Clemson (10/8)... recorded a sack in back-to-back games against Connecticut (10/29) and Duke (11/4)... recovered a fumble at NC State (11/12) and made four tackles.
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams … totaled four tackles … made one solo stop against Colgate (9/4) ... blocked a punt at Clemson (10/2) ... assisted on a tackle at Georgia Tech (11/13) ... picked up two tackles against Wake Forest (11/27).
High School: Named defensive MVP of the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game after he totaled 3.5 sacks in a winning effort for the Peach State … as a senior, Okpala was named the Region 8-AAAAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year … totaled 88 tackles and 13 sacks while also recovering five fumbles and scoring a defensive touchdown … ranked as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … identified as the No. 85 ranked player in Georgia and the No. 58 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247 Sports … 2020 all-state selection … two-time all-region pick in 2019 and 2020 … set school record with 17 tackles in a game … totaled 88 tackles, 13 sacks, five fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and a touchdown as a senior in 2020 … ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay on the track & field team.
Personal: Son of Pat and Uju Okpala … has yet to declare a major...recipient of the Moores Family Scholarship Fund
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts at defensive end… totaled 26 tackles, five TFLs, two sacks and seven quarterback hurries… recorded a sack, two TFLs and forced a fumble vs. Northern Illinois (9/2)... made two tackles against Florida State (9/16)... totaled three tackles, including two TFLs and a sack at Louisville (9/23)... recorded three tackles, one PBU and a QB hurry vs. Virginia (9/30)... contributed two tackles at Army (10/7)... made two stops at Pittsburgh (11/16)... tallied three tackles vs. Miami (11/24).. Season-high five tackles with a fumble recovery vs. SMU (12/28) in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
2022 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games… finished with 29 tackles including 14 solos, seven TFLs and two sacks… logged a QB hurry and pass breakup against Virginia Tech (9/10) … five tackles against Clemson (10/8)... recorded a sack in back-to-back games against Connecticut (10/29) and Duke (11/4)... recovered a fumble at NC State (11/12) and made four tackles.
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams … totaled four tackles … made one solo stop against Colgate (9/4) ... blocked a punt at Clemson (10/2) ... assisted on a tackle at Georgia Tech (11/13) ... picked up two tackles against Wake Forest (11/27).
High School: Named defensive MVP of the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game after he totaled 3.5 sacks in a winning effort for the Peach State … as a senior, Okpala was named the Region 8-AAAAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year … totaled 88 tackles and 13 sacks while also recovering five fumbles and scoring a defensive touchdown … ranked as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … identified as the No. 85 ranked player in Georgia and the No. 58 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247 Sports … 2020 all-state selection … two-time all-region pick in 2019 and 2020 … set school record with 17 tackles in a game … totaled 88 tackles, 13 sacks, five fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and a touchdown as a senior in 2020 … ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay on the track & field team.
Personal: Son of Pat and Uju Okpala … has yet to declare a major...recipient of the Moores Family Scholarship Fund
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