Sophomore linebacker for LSU. 2021: 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Forest, MS
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 16 nationally · Joined LSU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for LSU. 2021: 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Navonteque Strong
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Central Michigan, Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at LSU, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (20th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LSU | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-38@ UCLA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs McNeese | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21vs Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 28-25@ Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-42@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Deshaun Oliver Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Deshaun on
Differs from Deshaun on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ty'Anthony Smith's freshman season at Texas (2024).
Matches Ty'Anthony on
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Player DNA