#30

T.J. Posey

Linebacker for Louisiana. 2017: 72 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Louisiana · #30

6′0″ · 234 lb · Gadsden, AL

Louisiana 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 826 nationally · Signed with Louisiana

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for Louisiana. 2017: 72 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Louisiana, 86 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Gadsden City

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#826 national

CFB

College

Louisiana

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 11-14 over that span.

2016Louisiana6-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-heavy

2017Louisiana5-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (90th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#275 / 2682 · 90th pct

Sacks#473 / 2682 · 79th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#599 / 2682 · 77th pct

Tackles for loss#1180 / 2682 · 53rd pct

2.5

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th 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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road7g	6.9	0.4	0.3	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.4	0.4	0.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Louisiana	72	32	2.5	2.0	1	1	--
2016	Louisiana	14	8	1.5	0.5	--	--	--
Career		86	40	4.0	2.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 51–48

vs SE Louisiana

8 TOT · 4 SOLO

Edged out SE Louisiana at home in a shootout.

With R. Calais — 2 TD · 57 AVG · 100 LONG · S. Geraci — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 38 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week