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Fitzgerald West Jr. Career Story

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Player Story

Fitzgerald West Jr. story

Fitzgerald West Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Lafayette, LA wearing No. 68, spending time with LSU and Louisiana. The clearest part of Fitzgerald West Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Fitzgerald West Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisiana

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonLSU0———
2023 Regular SeasonLSU04.20.70
2024 PostseasonLouisiana314.74.23
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana314.74.20
2025 PostseasonLouisiana613.83.33
2025 Regular SeasonLouisiana613.83.30

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Louisiana to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted18.7Jan 20, 2026
2024LSU to LouisianaP4 to G5/FCS80.7Dec 14, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 86 Marshall

Week 5 · W 54-51 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 14 · W 37-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

64.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs No. 65 Texas State

Week 11 · W 42-39 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Marshall

Week 15 · L 3-31 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

Game statsGame video

#5

@ No. 100 Arkansas State

Week 13 · W 34-30 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

46.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Louisiana

6 primary output · 13.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

38.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Louisiana

38.4

6 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · LSU

36.7

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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