Kiwanuka played in 49 games with 38 starts for Boston College and recorded 245 tackles ( 155 solo ) and set school records with 37.5 sacks and 64.5 stops for losses . Also , he recovered 2 fumbles , including 1 for a 49-yard score , and had 3 forced fumbles . Also deflected 13 passes and intercepted 3 others , returning one 32 yards for a touchdown . Kiwanuka , who was widely regarded as one of the best pass rushing defensive ends in college , led the Big East Conference in sacks during the 2003 and 2004 seasons with 11.5 each season . He was an All-American in 2005 . He finished his senior season with 51 tackles ( 34 solo ) with 9.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for losses . In 2005 , he was involved in an incident with Virginia offensive tackle Brad Butler , who hit Kiwanuka before the whistle but from behind . Kiwanuka was forced to miss Boston College 's next game because of injury , and Butler received a one-game suspension . Kiwanuka was later ejected from the game for throwing a punch . He was a First-team All-American in 2004 and was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 , as he produced 11.5 sacks , 24.5 stops for losses and 67 tackles ( 36 solo ) . Kiwanuka also picked off 2 passes , returning one 32 yards for a touchdown . In 2003 , he earned All-Big East honors while leading the conference with 11.5 sacks . As a redshirt freshman in 2002 , he appeared in every game , starting the first 2 at left defensive end . He made 44 tackles ( 27 solo ) with 5 sacks and 7.5 stops for losses
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Mathias Kiwanuka