Seyddrick Lakalaka: LB · San Diego State · #43.
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Seyddrick Lakalaka
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at San Diego State: Rocky Long and Brady Hoke. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Nevada, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San Diego State | 37 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 44 | 21 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 28 | 16 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | San Diego State | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 119 | 61 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-38vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-7vs Idaho State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ No. 14 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ Boise State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 16-14vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-7@ Nevada | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-32@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-10vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-27vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-10@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-13vs Air Force | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
5%2 pass breakups37 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brady Hoke
Pass share
42.5%
341 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
61.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #390 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at San Diego State, 119 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
