Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Mansfield, TX
Justin Middleton: LB · Louisiana · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Middleton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons at Louisiana, two different head coaches: Mark Hudspeth and Billy Napier. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Texas State — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-17vs Grambling | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-56@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-30vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-56@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-27@ Texas State | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 66-38vs New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-43vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-26@ Troy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-22vs Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-38vs South Alabama | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ UL Monroe | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-30@ App State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 33 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups67 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
39.1%
350 pass / 545 run
Plays / game
63.9
14 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana, 106 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Hudspeth → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
