Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Boye Mafe was born November 30, 1998. He grew up in Golden Valley, Minnesota and attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. As a senior he was named All-Metro after recording 78 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and four sacks. Mafe redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt sophomore he recorded 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks. Mafe was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after recording 27 tackles, 5.5 for loss, and 4.5 sacks with two passes defended and two forced fumbles in six games played in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Boye Mafe was taken #40 by the Seattle Seahawks.