Patrick Mensah: S · Louisiana · #22.
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Patrick Mensah
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Louisiana span two head coaches: Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Jacksonville State — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-13vs Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-38@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-30vs Texas State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-37@ Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 31-34vs Jacksonville State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Bowl · 2023
L 31-34
vs Jacksonville State · neutral site
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFL23 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
44.3%
367 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisiana, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
