George Lea: DL · Arizona State · #17.
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George Lea
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Arizona State. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against USC — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arizona State | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 24 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Arizona State | 12 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 68 | 28 | 12.5 | 4.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 19-7vs Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 10-7@ No. 18 Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ No. 15 California | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-21@ No. 13 Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-31vs USC | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 24-17
at California
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%5 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
46.4%
382 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Herm Edwards. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
