Lucas Struck
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Old Dominion since. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Southern — Week 7, 2026.
69 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 69 | 23 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 46 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 115 | 34 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-23vs Georgia Southern | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 23 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Oct. 31 · L 23-36 vs Marshall, play by play
9 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Old Dominion’s defense played that day
Marshall’s 16 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 8 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL69 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 12-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
69 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #53 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #35 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
