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Greg Penn III

Former linebacker at LSU. 2024: 83 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · LSU · Sr. · #30

6′2″ · 235 lb · Baltimore, MD

CFB Index 59 · #211 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceLSU 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

LB recruit

No. 221 nationally · Signed with LSU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at LSU. 2024: 83 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at LSU, 253 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

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

2021

Signed with LSU4-star out of DeMatha Catholic

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#221 national

CFB

College

LSU

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

59Quality starter #211 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#42 / 2892 · 98th pct

Tackles#122 / 2892 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#190 / 2892 · 93rd pct

Tackles for loss#571 / 2892 · 78th pct

5.0

Sacks#714 / 2892 · 73rd pct

1.5

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	7.8	0.5	0.1	0.0
Road4g	5.2	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.3	0.3	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	6.4	0.6	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

59 · #211 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #211 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	LSU	83	41	5.0	1.5	--	--	--
2023	LSU	89	34	6.5	4.0	1	2	--
2022	LSU	70	39	6.0	0.0	2	--	--
2021	LSU	11	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		253	119	17.5	5.5	3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024

W 29–26

vs Ole Miss

9 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With G. Nussmeier — 337 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · 16 rush yds (2 car) · P. Todd — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 20-27vs USC	3	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 44-21vs Nicholls	9	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 36-33@ South Carolina	5	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 34-17vs UCLA	7	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 42-10vs South Alabama	14	7	0.5	0.0	—	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 7	W 29-26vs Ole Miss	9	4	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 8	W 34-10@ Arkansas	6	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 23-38@ Texas A&M	6	5	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 13-42vs Alabama	7	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 16-27@ Florida	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Oklahoma	9	5	1.5	0.0	—
Bowl	W 44-31vs Baylor	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		83	41	5.0	1.5	—

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

Greg Penn III

2021

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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