#44

Luke Cameron

Senior linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2023: 23 tackles.

LB · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #44

6′0″ · 226 lb · Kokomo, IN

CFB Index 16 · #542 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceEastern Michigan 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2023: 23 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 3652 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Eastern Michigan, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Signed with Eastern Michigan2-star out of Kokomo

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3652 national

CFB

College

Eastern Michigan

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Chris Creighton

Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 24-21 over that span.

2020Eastern Michigan2-4HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

2021Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

16Below cohort / limited sample #542 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Tackles#1735 / 2842 · 38th pct

Solo tackles#1716 / 2842 · 38th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road4g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

16 · #542 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #542 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Eastern Michigan	23	12	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Eastern Michigan	13	5	1.5	0.5	1	1	--
2021	Eastern Michigan	19	10	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Eastern Michigan	6	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		61	32	2.5	0.5	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 33–23

vs Howard

1 QB HUR · 3 TOT · 7 LONG

With H. Elzayat — 6 rush yds (1 car) · A. Smith — 175 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 43.2 · 27 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 33-23vs Howard	3	0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	L 6-25@ Minnesota	2	2	—	0
Wk 3	W 19-17vs Massachusetts	1	0	—	0
Wk 4	L 0-21@ Jacksonville State	4	2	—	0
Wk 6	W 24-10vs Ball State	1	1	—	1
Wk 7	W 28-14vs Kent State	1	1	—	0
Wk 9	L 21-45vs Western Michigan	1	0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-49@ Toledo	2	0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-11@ Buffalo	1	1	—	0
Bowl	L 10-59vs South Alabama	7	5	—	0
Total		23	12	—	1

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

Luke Cameron

2019

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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