Player Dossier

2014-2017

Louisiana

T.J. Posey

LB • 6'0" • 234 lbs • Gadsden, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

T.J. Posey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

76

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

53

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Louisiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Louisiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Player Story

T.J. Posey built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Gadsden, AL wearing No. 30, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of T.J. Posey's career was his defensive production: 86...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8514

Gadsden City · Gadsden, AL

Committed To
Louisiana
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

T.J. Posey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Louisiana. T.J. Posey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
86
TFL
4
Sacks
2.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

T.J. Posey quick answers

Latest team and position
Louisiana · LB
Career Tackles
86
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · Louisiana
Top game
South Alabama
Recruit profile
3-star · Gadsden City · Louisiana
High school pipeline
Gadsden City · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 30 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
72 tackles · LB 172nd (top 16%) · Sun Belt 26th (top 5%) · National 294th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonLouisiana00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonLouisiana00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonLouisiana11141.50.51-021.9
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana11722.52-1047.8

Related Context

T.J. Posey played LB for Louisiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Posey recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisiana.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Louisiana paired 6.5 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 31.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Louisiana

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

31.9

Usage

6.4

Consistency

6.1

Best Game by takeover score

South Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 0. Tulsa: 0. Texas A&M: 0.5. UL Monroe: 0. Idaho: 0. Texas State: 0. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 6. Ole Miss: 0. New Mexico State: 0. App State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 13 by 50. Texas A&M: 4 by 21.7. UL Monroe: 7 by 29.2. Idaho: 11 by 45.8. Texas State: 7 by 29.2. Arkansas State: 8 by 33.3. South Alabama: 5 by 70.8. Ole Miss: 6 by 25. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. App State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.2 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 6 · -1.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs South Alabama

Result
Sat 12/2@ App StateL 14-6311000
Sat 11/18vs New Mexico StateW 47-3421000
Sat 11/11@ Ole MissL 22-5062000
Sat 11/4@ South Alabama2+ sacks · Splash gameW 19-14542211
Thu 10/19@ Arkansas StateL 3-4784000
Thu 10/12vs Texas StateW 24-774000
Sat 10/7@ Idaho10+ tacklesW 21-16116000
Sat 9/23vs UL MonroeL 50-5674000
Sat 9/16@ Texas A&ML 21-45400.5000
Sat 9/9@ Tulsa10+ tacklesL 42-66132000
Sat 9/2vs SE LouisianaW 51-4884000

Player Story

T.J. Posey story

T.J. Posey built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Gadsden, AL wearing No. 30, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of T.J. Posey's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Louisiana. 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 T.J. Posey's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana.

The arc is straightforward: T.J. Posey 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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    Louisiana

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonLouisiana0
2015 Regular SeasonLouisiana00
2016 Regular SeasonLouisiana382.93
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana6.531.96.43.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Alabama

Week 10 · W 19-14 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 14 · W 30-3 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Georgia Southern

Week 11 · W 33-26 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#4

@ New Mexico State

Week 5 · L 31-37 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Idaho

Week 6 · W 21-16 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

39.2 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Louisiana

6.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage

47.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Louisiana

21.9

3 primary · 8 efficiency · 2.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Louisiana

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games