P.J. Locke III: DB · Texas · #11.
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P.J. Locke III
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Texas. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Maryland — Week 1, 2018.
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
74 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 29-34vs Maryland | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-14vs No. 22 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs No. 17 TCU | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-14@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-45vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Baylor | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-34@ Texas Tech | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs No. 18 Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17@ Kansas | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-39vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-21vs No. 6 Georgia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 74 | 55 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 41-34
at Texas Tech
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Texas Tech on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%5 TFL74 tackles · 5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
46.1%
475 pass / 556 run
Plays / game
73.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
509 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
74 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
