Lu-Magia Hearns III: DB · California · #21.
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Lu-Magia Hearns III
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the same secondary at California. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UC Davis — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 5 passes 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | California | 27 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | California | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | California | 28 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 58 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-13vs UC Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-39vs No. 8 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-7vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-38@ No. 9 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 13-24vs No. 24 UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 21-14
at Auburn
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
4 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
51.6%
462 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Justin Wilcox.
