Last confirmed: Louisiana Tech, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 194 lb · New Iberia, LA
Michael Sam: CB · Louisiana Tech · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Sam
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. This is his third year in the same secondary at Louisiana Tech. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas — Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 46 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-45@ No. 10 Texas | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14vs Grambling | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7@ Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-31vs Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20@ Rice | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-30vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-21@ UTEP | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-17vs North Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-31@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-27vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 14-0@ Miami | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 43-31
1 interception · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Florida International at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Skip Holtz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
49.4%
457 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana Tech, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Skip Holtz.
