Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
#7
Janard Lockhardt
Redshirt junior defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Baltimore, MD · Mergenthaler HS
Returning to Louisiana Tech for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 244 nationally · Joined Louisiana Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2026.
Janard Lockhardt
The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Northwestern State, Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Tyler J.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
Background
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (2025) A First-Team All-SWJCFC performer … Recorded 42 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and 10 pass breakups … Had a 71-yard pick six. MORGAN STATE (2023) Did not see any game action … Redshirted.
The secondary · Louisiana Tech
- #2Amari Butler25 tackles · 2025
- #4Kam Franklin21 tackles · 2025
- #1Sam Fongang21 tackles · 2025
- #3Kameron Carter15 tackles · 2025
- #7Janard Lockhardt2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology