Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Texas
P.J. Locke III
DB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Beaumont, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
P.J. Locke III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
P.J. Locke III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of P.J. Locke III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
P.J. Locke III, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Texas. P.J. Locke III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 146
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
P.J. Locke III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 146
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fordson · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Fordson · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · DB 37th (top 5%) · Big 12 17th (top 5%) · National 241st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 8 | 7 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 14 | 74 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57.7 |
Related Context
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P.J. Locke III played DB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, P.J. Locke III recorded 146 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Texas paired 10.5 primary output with 30.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Texas
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
30.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
53.5
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Maryland: 1. Tulsa: 0. USC: 1. TCU: 2. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 1.5. Iowa State: 1. Kansas: 1. Oklahoma: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 9 by 47.5. Tulsa: 5 by 20.8. USC: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 7 by 49.2. Kansas State: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 6 by 25. Baylor: 6 by 45. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. West Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Texas Tech: 7 by 44.2. Iowa State: 3 by 22.5. Kansas: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/2 | @ Georgia | W 28-21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Oklahoma | L 27-39 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Kansas | W 24-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Iowa State | W 24-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Texas Tech | W 41-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs West Virginia | L 41-42 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Oklahoma State | L 35-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 23-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Oklahoma | W 48-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kansas State | W 19-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs TCUSplash game | W 31-16 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs USC | W 37-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Tulsa | W 28-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Maryland | L 29-34 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
P.J. Locke III story
P.J. Locke III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of P.J. Locke III's career was his defensive production: 146 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but P.J. Locke III's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: P.J. Locke III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Texas
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 12 |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 5.5 | 27.2 | 5.6 | -6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 5.5 | 27.2 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 10.5 | 30.3 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 10.5 | 30.3 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 4 · W 31-16 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · W 50-47
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 1 · W 33-16 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 7 · W 23-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas Tech
Week 11 · W 41-34 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Texas
10.5 primary output · 30.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
57.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas
57.7
10.5 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas
46.7
12 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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