6′0″ · 220 lb · Haughton
Jake St. Andre
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent five seasons in the Louisiana linebacker corps. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech — Week 6, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 7): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 25 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 17 · W 33-6 vs Troy, play by play
8 tackles.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Troy’s 10 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
A big game: 14 tackles.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 tackles.
5 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
7 tackles.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. He hurried the quarterback once.
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Lamar
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups48 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 33-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
33.5%
166 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
70.7
7 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
184 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
48 tackles in 7 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #47 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
