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Jersey Number 8
Sulaiman Kpaka
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Grand Prairie HS (Purdue)
Career Honors
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
Career Notes
Played in 38 career games with 13 starts โฆ At Mississippi State played in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Ended his career with 60 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two QB hurries and one pass breakup โฆ Earned degrees from Purdue and Mississippi State.
ย
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Recorded 30 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss (both career-highs) and one QB hurry โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut and made his first start in the Maroon & White โฆ Earned four tackles, all four tackles were assisted โฆ Recorded a 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ His four tackles set a new career mark ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles, and two assisted ...ย Toledo (9/14): three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... Had a tackle for loss of one yard ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three assisted tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded four assisted tackles ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ Had one QB hurry ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted โฆ Had half a tackle for loss ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded five tackles, two solo and three assisted โฆ Had one tackle for loss of four yards โฆ Set a new career high in tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29/2024): Recorded two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss.
ย
2023 (Senior โ Purdue)
Appeared in 12 games โฆ Made 10 tackles, five solos, with 2.5 tackles-for-loss โฆ Finished the season with 2.0 sacks and one pass breakup โฆ Recorded two tackles in games vs. Illinois (9/30) and at Northwestern (11/18).
ย
2022 (Junior Season โ Purdue)ย
Appeared in 12 games with two startsย โฆ Made 19 tackles, 11 solos, with 1.5 tackles-for-loss โฆ Finished the season with 0.5 sacks and one quarterback hurryย โฆ Recorded three tackles in games vs. Nebraska (10/15), vs. Northwestern (11/19) and at Indiana (11/26).
2021 (Sophomore Season โ Purdue)
Did not see action.
2020 ( Redshirt Freshman Season โ Purdue)
Appeared in two games as a reserve โฆ Had a tackle at Illinois on Oct. 31.
2019 (Freshman Season โ Purdue)
Did not play
High School
Three-star defensive end by 247Sports โฆ Three-star defensive end by Rivals โฆ Three-star defensive end by ESPN โฆ First-team all-district as a senior โฆ Two-time team defensive MVP โฆ As a junior in 2017, recorded 35 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery
ย
Personal
Son of Brima and Aminata Kpaka ... Has three siblings Umu, Musu, and Seibatu โฆ Born June 18, 2001
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @svkthegreat
Instagram โย thereaalpak
Career-Highs
Tackles: 5, vs. Missouri (11/23/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss (11/29/2024)
Sacks: 1, 2x, last vs. Illinois (9/30/2023)*
QB Hurries: 1, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Wisconsin (9/22/2023)*
* Career-high set at Purdue
ย
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
Career Notes
Played in 38 career games with 13 starts โฆ At Mississippi State played in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Ended his career with 60 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two QB hurries and one pass breakup โฆ Earned degrees from Purdue and Mississippi State.
ย
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games with 11 starts โฆ Recorded 30 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss (both career-highs) and one QB hurry โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut and made his first start in the Maroon & White โฆ Earned four tackles, all four tackles were assisted โฆ Recorded a 0.5 tackle for loss โฆ His four tackles set a new career mark ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles, and two assisted ...ย Toledo (9/14): three tackles, one solo and two assisted ... Had a tackle for loss of one yard ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three assisted tackles ...ย Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded four assisted tackles ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded two assisted tackles โฆ Had one QB hurry ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted โฆ Had half a tackle for loss ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded five tackles, two solo and three assisted โฆ Had one tackle for loss of four yards โฆ Set a new career high in tackles โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29/2024): Recorded two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss.
ย
2023 (Senior โ Purdue)
Appeared in 12 games โฆ Made 10 tackles, five solos, with 2.5 tackles-for-loss โฆ Finished the season with 2.0 sacks and one pass breakup โฆ Recorded two tackles in games vs. Illinois (9/30) and at Northwestern (11/18).
ย
2022 (Junior Season โ Purdue)ย
Appeared in 12 games with two startsย โฆ Made 19 tackles, 11 solos, with 1.5 tackles-for-loss โฆ Finished the season with 0.5 sacks and one quarterback hurryย โฆ Recorded three tackles in games vs. Nebraska (10/15), vs. Northwestern (11/19) and at Indiana (11/26).
2021 (Sophomore Season โ Purdue)
Did not see action.
2020 ( Redshirt Freshman Season โ Purdue)
Appeared in two games as a reserve โฆ Had a tackle at Illinois on Oct. 31.
2019 (Freshman Season โ Purdue)
Did not play
High School
Three-star defensive end by 247Sports โฆ Three-star defensive end by Rivals โฆ Three-star defensive end by ESPN โฆ First-team all-district as a senior โฆ Two-time team defensive MVP โฆ As a junior in 2017, recorded 35 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery
ย
Personal
Son of Brima and Aminata Kpaka ... Has three siblings Umu, Musu, and Seibatu โฆ Born June 18, 2001
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @svkthegreat
Instagram โย thereaalpak
Career-Highs
Tackles: 5, vs. Missouri (11/23/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss (11/29/2024)
Sacks: 1, 2x, last vs. Illinois (9/30/2023)*
QB Hurries: 1, 2x, last vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Wisconsin (9/22/2023)*
* Career-high set at Purdue
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