Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#68
Fitzgerald West Jr.
Senior defensive lineman on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Lafayette, LA · Lafayette Christian Academy
CFB Index 63 · #104 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Louisiana)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Louisiana's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to LSU in 2022.
Fitzgerald West Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brian Kelly and Michael Desormeaux. The receipt: 2 tackles against USC — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with LSU3-star out of Lafayette Christian Academy
20248 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Louisiana
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
63 · #104 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #104 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quent Titre’s 2022 season.
Matches Quent on
Weight
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Khalil Laufau's junior season at Houston (2025).
85%match
Matches Khalil on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Fitzgerald West Jr.
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior) Durable athlete who played in all 13 games on the interior defensive line for Louisiana … earned the start in the final eight games of the season … recorded 23 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … added a pass breakup, quarterback hurry and a blocked kick … rec...
The defensive line · Louisiana
- Jordan Lawson14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Jaelen Crider3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Kadarius Miller2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #68Fitzgerald West Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Maxie Baudoin IV1 tackle for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology