Lamont Wade: S · Penn State · #38.
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Lamont Wade
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the same secondary at Penn State. First career honor, 2020: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Iowa — Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Penn State | 37 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 67 | 39 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 18 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Penn State | 31 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 83 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 35-36@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-38vs No. 3 Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-35vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-41vs Iowa | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 27-17@ Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-7@ Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 39-24vs Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 16 | W 56-21vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL37 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 35-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+9g | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
43.6%
305 pass / 395 run
Plays / game
77.8
9 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 153 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
