K.C. Ossai: LB · Louisiana · #8.
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K.C. Ossai
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Louisiana span two head coaches: Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. First career honor, 2024: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 17 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
115 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-10vs Grambling | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-10@ Kennesaw State | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-41vs Tulane | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-38@ Wake Forest | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs App State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Coastal Carolina | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 23-17@ Texas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-19vs Arkansas State | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-30vs Troy | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-23@ UL Monroe | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 3-31vs Marshall | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-34vs TCU | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 115 | 58 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
115tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups115 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 10.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
46.8%
410 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
62.6
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 274 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
