#23

Will Ignont

Senior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2022: 54 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #23

6′1″ · 235 lb · Huntsville, AL

CFB Index 32 · #420 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceWestern Kentucky 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ILB recruit

No. 301 nationally · Signed with Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2022: 54 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Western Kentucky, 177 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20173 games

Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Buckhorn

202111 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#301 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

2 coaches

2017–2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2022

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Tennessee4-8HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Tennessee5-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #420 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#466 / 2755 · 83rd pct

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#602 / 2755 · 77th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2143 / 2755 · 18th pct

0.5

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

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road7g	4.9	0.1	0.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #420 of 548 LBs

Former four-star. Now #420 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Western Kentucky	54	28	0.5	0.0	3	--	--
2021	Western Kentucky	52	32	5.0	3.0	6	1	--
2020	Western Kentucky	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Tennessee	16	4	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2018	Tennessee	47	17	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Tennessee	5	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		177	84	7.5	3.0	10	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 38–27

vs Austin Peay

2 SOLO · 6 TOT

With T. Ellard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 45 AVG · A. Reed — 279 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.5 · 6 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-27vs Austin Peay	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	W 49-17@ Hawai'i	8	7	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	L 30-33@ Indiana	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 73-0vs Florida International	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 27-34vs Troy	3	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 28-31@ UTSA	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-17vs UAB	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 13-40vs North Texas	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 59-7@ Charlotte	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-10vs Rice	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-41@ Auburn	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic	9	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Total		54	28	0.5	—	3

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