Tonka Hemingway
Las Vegas Raiders·285 lbRecruited
Class of 2020 · Defensive tackle · High school: Conway, SC
Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2020 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 50 of 4,413 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: South Carolina 2020-24
Our College Grade
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
South Carolina · SEC
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 332 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 32 | 4 | 1.5 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 84 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Scouting Report
South Carolina · 2025 draft class
Hemingway is a stout interior defensive lineman with excellent play strength and leverage. He displays impressive power at the point of attack, anchoring against double teams and maintaining gap integrity. As a pass rusher, Hemingway shows developing hand usage and the ability to push the pocket with bull rushes. He demonstrates good awareness of screen plays and has the motor to make plays in pursuit. Hemingway plays with high effort and physicality, consistently fighting through blocks to make plays.
Strengths
- Play strength
- leverage
- power at point of attack
- anchor against double teams
- motor
- physicality
- awareness
- bull rush ability
- gap integrity
- competitive toughness
Concerns
- Athletic limitations affect pass rush potential
- lacks elite quickness
- pass rush repertoire needs expansion
- can struggle against athletic interior offensive linemen
- lateral mobility in space is limited