Jeslord Boateng: LB · Louisiana Tech · #3.
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Jeslord Boateng
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Liberty — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
93 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 93 | 31 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Akron | 27 | 13 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Akron | 72 | 37 | 8.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 202 | 87 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17vs Florida International | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-28@ Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-10@ UTEP | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35vs Western Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs New Mexico State | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 31 | 9.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 51-21
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
93tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%9 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups93 tackles · 9 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.8%
422 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
93 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #194 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Michigan State, Akron and Louisiana Tech, 202 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead and Sonny Cumbie.
