Southern Miss · L 31-35
8 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Maurion Eleam
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the Louisiana secondary. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 6, 2026.
44 tackles · 1 sack
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
44 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Last game (Wk 8): 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
8 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Third quarter, up 19-0.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 7 · 2026
W 33-6
vs Troy
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Troy.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL44 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 27-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
44 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #25 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.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Michael Desormeaux.
