Junior defensive lineman on UNLV's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 295 lb · Corona, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 8 tackles · 2 hurries
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on UNLV's 2026 roster.
Lucas Conti
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Lucas Conti has played for two head coaches in four seasons at UNLV. One game to point at: 3 tackles against North Texas — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Dan Mullen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #353 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jide Abasiri’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Riley Van Poppel's junior season at Nebraska (2025).
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Player DNA
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