Southern Miss · L 31-35
7 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Avery Demery
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Second year in the Louisiana secondary. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2026.
30 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 30 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
7 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Southern Miss’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Ended Southern Miss’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13. His forced fumble came with the game tied.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
4 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended USC’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended USC’s drive (int).
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, up 21-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Lamar
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this season30 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #45 at the position.
The No. 2,172 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Michael Desormeaux.
