Troy Lefeged Jr.: DB · Texas State · #4.
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Troy Lefeged Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Jake Spavital. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Troy — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 63 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 103 | 48 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 179 | 91 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-29vs Baylor | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Florida International | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-42vs Incarnate Word | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-31vs South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs Troy | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-28@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-45@ Louisiana | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-19vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-38vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL63 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
46.9%
387 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
63 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Utah State and Texas State, 179 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Jake Spavital.
