Player Dossier

2021-2024

LSU

Greg Penn III

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Greg Penn III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

25%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Greg Penn III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 30, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Greg Penn III's career was his defensive production: 253...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9173

DeMatha Catholic · Hyattsville, MD

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Greg Penn III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · LSU. Greg Penn III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
253
TFL
17.5
Sacks
5.5
QB hurries
11
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Greg Penn III quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · LB
Career Tackles
253
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · LSU
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
4-star · DeMatha Catholic · LSU
High school pipeline
DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 30 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
83 tackles · LB 84th (top 7%) · SEC 11th (top 2%) · National 123rd (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 PostseasonLSU37-0--045.9
2021 Regular SeasonLSU34-0--045.9
2022 Regular SeasonLSU12706022051.3
2023 PostseasonLSU137111-062.1
2023 Regular SeasonLSU13825.53-1062.1
2024 PostseasonLSU124-0--071.7
2024 Regular SeasonLSU127951.58-071.7

Related Context

Greg Penn III played LB for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Greg Penn III recorded 253 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

LSU paired 14.5 primary output with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · LSU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

40.2

Usage

11.1

Consistency

54.2

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. Baylor: 0. USC: 1. Nicholls: 0. South Carolina: 0. UCLA: 0. South Alabama: 2.5. Ole Miss: 1. Arkansas: 1. Texas A&M: 3. Alabama: 1.5. Florida: 2. Oklahoma: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. USC: 3 by 22.5. Nicholls: 9 by 37.5. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 7 by 29.2. South Alabama: 14 by 75. Ole Miss: 9 by 47.5. Arkansas: 6 by 35. Texas A&M: 6 by 55. Alabama: 7 by 44.2. Florida: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 9 by 62.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 4 · +1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

75 vs South Alabama

Result
Tue 12/31vs BaylorW 44-3143000
Sun 12/1vs OklahomaSplash gameW 37-17951.5000
Sat 11/16@ FloridaSplash gameL 16-2741000
Sun 11/10vs AlabamaL 13-42710.5000
Sat 10/26@ Texas A&MSplash gameL 23-3865110
Sat 10/19@ ArkansasW 34-1065000
Sat 10/12vs Ole MissW 29-26940.500.500
Sat 9/28vs South Alabama10+ tackles · Splash gameW 42-101470.5000
Sat 9/21vs UCLAW 34-1772000
Sat 9/14@ South CarolinaW 36-3352000
Sat 9/7vs NichollsW 44-2194000
Sun 9/1vs USCL 20-2732100

Player Story

Greg Penn III story

Greg Penn III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 30, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Greg Penn III's career was his defensive production: 253 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with LSU. 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 Greg Penn III's production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Greg Penn 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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    LSU

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonLSU015.32.7
2021 Regular SeasonLSU015.32.70
2022 Regular SeasonLSU1032.6810
2023 PostseasonLSU14.539.79.44.5
2023 Regular SeasonLSU14.539.79.40
2024 PostseasonLSU14.540.211.10
2024 Regular SeasonLSU14.540.211.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 4 · W 34-31 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

93.3 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 11 · W 13-10 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

90.8 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas A&M

Week 13 · W 42-30 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#5

vs South Alabama

Week 5 · W 42-10

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · LSU

14.5 primary output · 40.2 efficiency · 11.1 usage

71.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · LSU

71.7

14.5 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 11.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · LSU

62.1

14.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

10

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games