Player Dossier

2021-2024

California

Lu-Magia Hearns III

DB • 5'10" • 170 lbs • Pittsburg, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Lu-Magia Hearns III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.2

Efficiency

13.8

Consistency

72.4

Season Value

27.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Lu-Magia Hearns III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California. Lu-Magia Hearns III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

California paired 6 primary output with 13.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 13.8 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: Auburn

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · California

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

13.8

Usage

2.2

Consistency

72.4

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 1. Unknown: 0. Auburn: 1. San Diego State: 1. Miami: 1. Oregon State: 0. Stanford: 1. SMU: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. San Diego State: 0 by 10. Miami: 1 by 14.2. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 0 by 10. SMU: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Auburn

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs UNLV

Result
Thu 12/19@ UNLVL 13-2431001
Sat 11/30@ SMUL 6-3810001
Sat 11/23vs StanfordW 24-2100001
Sat 10/26vs Oregon StateW 44-711000
Sun 10/6vs MiamiL 38-3910001
Sun 9/15vs San Diego StateW 31-1000001
Sat 9/7@ AuburnW 21-14220010
Sat 8/31vs Unknown43000

Career Arc

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

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    California

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia1125.23.2
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia518.83.4-6
2023 PostseasonCalifornia8163.63
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia8163.60
2024 PostseasonCalifornia613.82.2-2
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia613.82.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Stanford

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#2

Texas Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#4

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#5

Auburn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · California

6 primary output · 13.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage

27.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · California

27.3

6 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · California

22.4

5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8433

De La Salle · Concord, CA

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

82

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Lu-Magia Hearns III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
82