Juan Lua: S · Massachusetts · #25.
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Juan Lua
Erases the deep middle of the field. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Massachusetts since. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-30@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-41vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-52vs Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14@ Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21vs Merrimack | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-49@ No. 25 Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Don Brown — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Don Brown
Pass share
47.3%
348 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #315 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Massachusetts, 29 tackles — the college career is complete.
