Former defensive lineman at Memphis. 2024: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
6′2″ · 320 lb · Wetumpka, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive lineman at Memphis. 2024: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.
Patrick Lucas Jr.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin, Tom Allen and Ryan Silverfield. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against South Florida, Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Memphis, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 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
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| 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 21-3@ 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 42-37@ West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Roderick Perry’s 2021 season.
Matches Roderick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Goode's graduate season at Michigan (2023).
Matches Cam on
Player DNA