#43

Seyddrick Lakalaka

Senior linebacker for San Diego State. 2022: 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · San Diego State · Sr. · #43

6′1″ · 235 lb · Kalihi, HI

CFB Index 36 · #390 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceSan Diego State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for San Diego State. 2022: 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to San Diego State in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2862 nationally · Signed with San Diego State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at San Diego State, 119 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with San Diego State2-star out of Punahou

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2862 national

CFB

College

San Diego State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2019

Rocky Long

San Diego State

2020–2022

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018San Diego State7-6HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2019San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-leaning

2020San Diego State4-4HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

36Below cohort / limited sample #390 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Tackles#973 / 2755 · 64th pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2755 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Solo tackles#1268 / 2755 · 53rd pct

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
Road5g	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #390 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #390 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	San Diego State	37	17	3.0	1.0	2	--	--
2021	San Diego State	44	21	4.5	0.0	--	1	--
2020	San Diego State	28	16	5.0	0.0	1	1	--
2019	San Diego State	7	5	0.5	0.5	--	--	--
2018	San Diego State	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		119	61	13.0	1.5	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 38–7

vs Idaho State

2 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Idaho State.

With J. Browning — 26 rush yds (1 car) · J. Byrd — 58 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 20-38vs Arizona	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 38-7vs Idaho State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-35@ Utah	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 17-14vs Toledo	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 5	L 13-35@ Boise State	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 16-14vs Hawai'i	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 23-7@ Nevada	6	4	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 9	L 28-32@ Fresno State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 14-10vs UNLV	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 43-27vs San José State	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 34-10@ New Mexico	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 3-13vs Air Force	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		37	17	3.0	1.0	—	2

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

Seyddrick Lakalaka

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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