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Mike Lockhart Career Story

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Player Story

Mike Lockhart story

Mike Lockhart built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 9, spending time with Georgia Tech, SMU, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Mike Lockhart's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with West Virginia. 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 Mike Lockhart's production has multiple signals. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech, SMU, and West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Mike Lockhart 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    SMU

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech17.13.3
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech2.513.73.91.5
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech29.64.4-0.5
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia37.71.71
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia11.518.46.48.5
2024 Regular SeasonSMU6.514.33.3-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 12 · W 42-21 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Georgia

Week 13 · L 0-45

1

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Boston College

Week 12 · W 38-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Pittsburgh

Week 3 · W 17-6

1.5

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#5

@ TCU

Week 5 · W 24-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · West Virginia

11.5 primary output · 18.4 efficiency · 6.4 usage

58.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · SMU

28.3

6.5 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

23.2

1 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games