Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024California
Lu-Magia Hearns III
DB • 5'10" • 170 lbs • Pittsburg, CA, USA
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Lu-Magia Hearns III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Lu-Magia Hearns III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Pittsburg, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with California. The clearest part of Lu-Magia Hearns III's career was his...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Lu-Magia Hearns III, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · California. Lu-Magia Hearns III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 25
Quick Answers
Lu-Magia Hearns III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DB
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · De La Salle · California
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DB 561st (top 58%) · ACC 341st (top 45%) · National 2,709th (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 9 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 12 | 21 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 39.3 |
Related Context
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Lu-Magia Hearns III played DB for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lu-Magia Hearns III recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
California paired 11 primary output with 25.2 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.
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2024 Postseason · California
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
13.8
Usage
2
Consistency
72.4
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 1. UC Davis: 0. Auburn: 1. San Diego State: 1. Miami: 1. Oregon State: 0. Stanford: 1. SMU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. UC Davis: 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
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Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs UNLV
Player Story
Lu-Magia Hearns III story
Lu-Magia Hearns III built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Pittsburg, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with California. The clearest part of Lu-Magia Hearns III's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 25 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with California. 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 Lu-Magia Hearns III's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 102 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.
The arc is straightforward: Lu-Magia Hearns 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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California
2021-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 11 | 25.2 | 3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 5 | 18.8 | 3.1 | -6 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 8 | 16 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 8 | 16 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 6 | 13.8 | 2 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 6 | 13.8 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 1 · L 14-34 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 12 · W 41-11 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Auburn
Week 2 · W 21-14
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Havoc Plays
60.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 2 · W 20-14
2
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Washington
Week 4 · L 32-59 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · California
11 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 3 usage
41.2
#2
2024 Postseason · California
39.3
6 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · California
39.3
6 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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