Luke Masterson: DB · Wake Forest · #12.
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Luke Masterson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Five seasons in the Wake Forest secondary to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Army — Week 8, 2021.
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
78 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 78 | 51 | 12.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 25 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 19 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 52 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 42 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 216 | 143 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Old Dominion | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Norfolk State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-17@ Virginia | 9 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 37-34vs Louisville | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-37@ Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 70-56@ Army | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-7vs Duke | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 55-58@ North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-42vs No. 21 NC State | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-48@ Clemson | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-45vs No. 17 Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 51 | 12.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%12 TFL78 tackles · 12 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dave Clawson — 38-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
48.4%
519 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
82.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
78 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Wake Forest, 216 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Clawson.
