Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Mesquite, TX · North Mesquite
Justin Backus: S · UL Monroe · #20.
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Justin Backus
Erases the deep middle of the field. Justin Backus has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UL Monroe. On tape: 9 tackles against App State, Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Southern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-59@ No. 14 Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-23@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-58@ Auburn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Idaho | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-34vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-59@ New Mexico | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-51@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-35vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-23@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-42@ App State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 3-30vs Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL57 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Road7g | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
41.5%
363 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UL Monroe, 57 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Berry → Matt Viator. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
