E.J. Lightsey

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Fitzgerald, GA, USA

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E.J. Lightsey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.9 disruption score.

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93%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Georgia • Georgia Tech
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

E.J. Lightsey built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Fitzgerald, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia and Georgia Tech. The clearest part of E.J. Lightsey's career was his...

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Class 2022 · Rating 0.8848

Fitzgerald · Fitzgerald, GA

Committed To: Georgia
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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Latest team and position: Georgia Tech · LB
Career Tackles: 103
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Top game: NC State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Fitzgerald · Georgia
High school pipeline: Fitzgerald · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 2 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 76 tackles · LB 132nd (top 11%) · ACC 24th (top 4%) · National 192nd (top 4%)

E.J. Lightsey played LB for Georgia and Georgia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, E.J. Lightsey recorded 103 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia Tech.

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