Patrick Lucas Jr.: DL · Memphis · #50.
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Patrick Lucas Jr.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin, Tom Allen and Ryan Silverfield. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Florida, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs North Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Troy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-56@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-3vs South Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 52-44vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-44@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-18vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-37vs West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 53-18
vs UAB
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 35-point win at home against UAB.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
6%1 hurry17 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
52.1%
479 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Ole Miss, Indiana and Memphis, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin, Tom Allen and Ryan Silverfield.
