P.J. Blue: LB · Louisville · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
P.J. Blue
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida State — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 38 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 38 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-51vs No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Indiana State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-27@ Virginia | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28vs Florida State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 31-66vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-38@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-56vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-77@ No. 2 Clemson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-56vs No. 17 Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups38 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lorenzo Ward
Pass share
49.4%
394 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
66.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Louisville, 38 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
