Khalil Ladler: DB · Louisiana Tech · #1.
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Khalil Ladler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. All-Conference USA in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 45 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 34 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 66 | 40 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 173 | 110 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-35@ Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-42vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-39vs SMU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs North Texas | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34@ No. 23 NC State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-19@ UTEP | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ Old Dominion | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 38-52@ UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-32vs Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-35vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 42-32
vs Charlotte
1 interception · 3 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Charlotte at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL45 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.0%
411 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #372 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Virginia Tech and Louisiana Tech, 173 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Fuente and Skip Holtz.
