#45

Rocky Jacques-Louis

Junior linebacker for Florida International. 2021: 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

LB · Florida International · Jr. · #45

6′3″ · 205 lb · Fort Myers, FL

CFB Index 18 · #533 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceFlorida International 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2341 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Florida International. 2021: 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida International in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida International, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20188 games

Signed with Florida International2-star out of Dunbar

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2341 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Butch Davis

Florida International

Played his entire career under Butch Davis.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Butch Davis — 16-27 over that span.

2018Florida International9-4HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2019Florida International6-7HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning

2020Florida International0-5HC: Butch Davis · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Florida International1-11HC: Butch Davis · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

18Below cohort / limited sample #533 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#1830 / 2743 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2110 / 2743 · 21st pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

18 · #533 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #533 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida International	22	9	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Florida International	11	6	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Florida International	9	4	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Florida International	14	10	1.0	1.0	--	2	--
Career		56	29	3.5	2.0	--	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 48–10

vs Long Island University

4 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against Long Island University.

With M. Bortenschlager — 266 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.1 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · D. Price — 165 rush yds (5 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Long Island University	4	1	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	L 17-23vs Texas State	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 21-54@ Texas Tech	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 27-31@ Central Michigan	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 0-38@ Marshall	3	0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 24-47vs Old Dominion	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee	2	2	1.0	—
Wk 12	L 7-49vs North Texas	1	0	0.0	—
Total		22	9	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Rocky Jacques-Louis

20188 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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