#25

Juan Lua

Senior safety for Massachusetts. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 23 tackles.

S · Massachusetts · Sr. · #25

6′0″ · 190 lb · Indio, CA

CFB Index 45 · #315 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceMassachusetts 2023 alumnus

The story

4 safety for Massachusetts. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 23 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Xavier College Prep HS in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3886 nationally · Signed with Xavier College Prep HS

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Massachusetts, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2019

Recruited2-star out of Xavier College Prep HS

20225 games

Signed with Massachusetts2-star out of Saddleback College

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3886 national

CFB

College

Massachusetts

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Don Brown — 4-20 over that span.

2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy

2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #315 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Solo tackles#1508 / 2842 · 45th pct

Tackles#1735 / 2842 · 38th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #315 of 538 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #315 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Massachusetts	23	14	5	2	--
2022	Massachusetts	6	4	--	--	--
Career		29	18	5	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–21

vs Merrimack

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

With C. Kolodziey — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 55 LONG · G. DeRosiers — 162 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-30@ New Mexico State	1	1	—	0
Wk 1	L 14-59@ Auburn	3	3	—	0
Wk 2	L 28-41vs Miami (OH)	2	0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan	1	1	—	0
Wk 4	L 31-34vs New Mexico	3	2	—	2
Wk 5	L 28-52vs Arkansas State	3	0	—	0
Wk 6	L 24-41vs Toledo	5	3	1	2	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	W 21-14@ Army	4	3	1	0
Wk 10	W 31-21vs Merrimack	1	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 25-49@ Liberty	0	0	—	1
Total		23	14	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology