Lichon Terrell

Sophomore defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's 2021 roster.

DT · Western Kentucky · So. · #3

6′1″ · 285 lb · Hogansville, GA

CFB Index 52 · #130 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceWestern Kentucky 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1302 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Callaway

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1302 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

2021

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced

2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #130 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles#2148 / 2743 · 20th pct

Tackles for loss#2155 / 2743 · 18th pct

0.5

Solo tackles#2553 / 2743 · 6th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #130 of 274 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #130 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	17	5	0.5	1	--	--
2019	Western Kentucky	1	1	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Western Kentucky	1	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		19	7	0.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 59–21

vs UT Martin

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

Dominant 38-point win at home against UT Martin.

With B. Zappe — 424 yds · 7 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.1 · 24 rush yds (2 car) · J. Sterns — 7 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-21vs UT Martin	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 31-33vs Indiana	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 31-48@ Michigan State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 46-52vs UTSA	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 43-20@ Old Dominion	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 45-13vs Charlotte	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 42-21@ Rice	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 53-21@ Marshall	3	0	0.5	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 14	L 41-49@ UTSA	1	0	0.0	—	0
Total		15	5	0.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Lichon Terrell

2018

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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