Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#44
Jake St. Andre
Senior linebacker for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Haughton
CFB Index 31 · #456 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Louisiana for 2026
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
12
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, vs Lamar
His career numbers, season by seasonJake St. Andre
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent five seasons in the Louisiana linebacker corps. One game to point at: 7 tackles against USC — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 29-26 over that span.
2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
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
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #456 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #47 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Johnathan Butler’s 2021 season.
Matches Johnathan on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Johnathan on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Miguel Mitchell's senior season at Arkansas (2025).
Matches Miguel on
Sack rate
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jake St. Andre
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior) Finished sixth on the team in tackles (50) while recording a pair of tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and two quarterback pressures … played in all 13 games on the season while earning five starts … top game came against Marshall in the SBC opener where he finished with nine tac...
The linebacker corps · Louisiana
- #6Terrence Williams95 tackles · 2025
- #44Jake St. Andre50 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameron Whitfield30 tackles · 2025
- #45Caleb Kibodi24 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashley Williams20 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology