As we continue to take a look back at the 2018 Louisiana Tech season, the defensive line was a bright spot. Jaylon Ferguson had a great year, but his teammates had a really solid year as well.
The defense allowed 23 points per game which ranked 39th nationally, according to Sports Reference.
Tech’s defense as a whole, ranked 27th in the country in yards allowed at 341.3 yards per game, according to Sports Reference.
Tech allowed 149.7 yards per game on the ground which ranked 51st nationally, according to Sports Reference.
As a team, Tech had 101 tackles for loss, that ranked 12th nationally according to NCAA.com.
For the year, the defense earned a 90.5 defensive rating from PFF. The run defense earned a 91.2 grade, while the pass rush earned a 66.2 grade.
2018 Defensive Line Statistics:
Jaylon Ferguson: 64 tackles, 26 TFL (2nd nationally), 17.5 sacks, 9 QB hurries, 3 pass break-ups, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Jordan Bradford: 47 tackles, 7 TFL, 1 sack, 3 QB hurries, 1 pass break-up, 1 fumble recovery
Immanuel Turner: 36 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 4 QB hurries
Willie Baker: 32 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 6 sacks
Matthew Ydarraga: 20 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 2 pass break-ups
Ka’Derrion Mason: 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry
Keonatye Garner: 13 tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 1 fumble recovery
La’Dante Davenport: 5 tackles
Charles Adeola: 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL
Milton Williams: 3 tackles
Tristan Allen: 3 tackles
Courtney Wallace: 2 tackles
PFF Rush Defense Grades:
Bradford: 81.1
Mason: 77.3
Garner: 77.3
Baker: 75.7
Ferguson: 73.8
Wallace: 70.7
Davenport: 69.9
Turner: 68.9
Williams: 67.8
Allen: 65.5
Ydarraga: 65.4
Adeola: 60.9
PFF Pass Rush Grades:
Ferguson: 86.4
Adeola: 69.2
Baker: 67.4
Garner: 62.6
Williams: 62.1
Bradford: 58.5
Turner: 57.9
Wallace: 57.4
Mason: 56.6
Allen: 55.9
Davenport: 52.9
Ydarraga: 51.9
QB Pressures (Sacks + Hits + Hurries):
Ferguson: 64 (3rd nationally)
Turner: 19
Baker: 16
Bradford: 12
Garner: 10
Ydarraga: 7
Mason: 6
Wallace: 3
Adeola: 2
Stops (Tackles that constitute a “loss” for the offense):
Ferguson: 41 (8th nationally among DEs)
Bradford: 30 (15th nationally among DTs)
Baker: 17
Turner: 13
Ydarraga: 10
Garner: 8
Mason: 6
Adeola: 3
Davenport: 3
Wallace: 2
Williams: 1
The defense allowed 23 points per game which ranked 39th nationally, according to Sports Reference.
Tech’s defense as a whole, ranked 27th in the country in yards allowed at 341.3 yards per game, according to Sports Reference.
Tech allowed 149.7 yards per game on the ground which ranked 51st nationally, according to Sports Reference.
As a team, Tech had 101 tackles for loss, that ranked 12th nationally according to NCAA.com.
For the year, the defense earned a 90.5 defensive rating from PFF. The run defense earned a 91.2 grade, while the pass rush earned a 66.2 grade.
2018 Defensive Line Statistics:
Jaylon Ferguson: 64 tackles, 26 TFL (2nd nationally), 17.5 sacks, 9 QB hurries, 3 pass break-ups, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Jordan Bradford: 47 tackles, 7 TFL, 1 sack, 3 QB hurries, 1 pass break-up, 1 fumble recovery
Immanuel Turner: 36 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 4 QB hurries
Willie Baker: 32 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 6 sacks
Matthew Ydarraga: 20 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 2 pass break-ups
Ka’Derrion Mason: 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry
Keonatye Garner: 13 tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 1 fumble recovery
La’Dante Davenport: 5 tackles
Charles Adeola: 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL
Milton Williams: 3 tackles
Tristan Allen: 3 tackles
Courtney Wallace: 2 tackles
PFF Rush Defense Grades:
Bradford: 81.1
Mason: 77.3
Garner: 77.3
Baker: 75.7
Ferguson: 73.8
Wallace: 70.7
Davenport: 69.9
Turner: 68.9
Williams: 67.8
Allen: 65.5
Ydarraga: 65.4
Adeola: 60.9
PFF Pass Rush Grades:
Ferguson: 86.4
Adeola: 69.2
Baker: 67.4
Garner: 62.6
Williams: 62.1
Bradford: 58.5
Turner: 57.9
Wallace: 57.4
Mason: 56.6
Allen: 55.9
Davenport: 52.9
Ydarraga: 51.9
QB Pressures (Sacks + Hits + Hurries):
Ferguson: 64 (3rd nationally)
Turner: 19
Baker: 16
Bradford: 12
Garner: 10
Ydarraga: 7
Mason: 6
Wallace: 3
Adeola: 2
Stops (Tackles that constitute a “loss” for the offense):
Ferguson: 41 (8th nationally among DEs)
Bradford: 30 (15th nationally among DTs)
Baker: 17
Turner: 13
Ydarraga: 10
Garner: 8
Mason: 6
Adeola: 3
Davenport: 3
Wallace: 2
Williams: 1
