Lukas Denis: DB · Boston College · #21.
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Lukas Denis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Boston College secondary. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 49 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 83 | 46 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 7 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 139 | 82 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 16 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL49 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Steve Addazio — 21-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 139 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
