Ladarius Tennison: DB · UCF · #13.
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Ladarius Tennison
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Lane Kiffin and Gus Malzahn. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL32 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #338 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn, Ole Miss and UCF, 162 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin and Lane Kiffin.
