Louisiana Tech Team Profile

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (@LATechFB)
Sonny Cumbie (5th year) (19-31) #104
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 0 - 12 (#80) | SOS: (#75)
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Louisiana Tech's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Louisiana Tech at LSU	+26
Sat 9/19	Louisiana Tech at Baylor	+9

Record Prediction: 0 - 12 #80
Schedule Rating: #75
Future 2027 Schedule

Louisiana Tech's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Louisiana Tech vs SE Louisiana	-14.5	50.5	W 24 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Louisiana Tech at LSU	+36.5	49.5	L 7 - 23	U	Y
Sat 9/13	Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State	-10.0	42.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-3.0	51.5	W 30 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/27	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-3.5	48.5	W 30 - 11	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/9	Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State	-4.5	46.5	L 7 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/21	Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky	-5.5	49.5	L 27 - 28	O	N
Fri 10/31	Louisiana Tech vs Sam Houston	-16.5	48.0	W 55 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/8	Louisiana Tech at Delaware	-5.5	57.5	L 24 - 25	U	N
Sat 11/15	Louisiana Tech at Washington State	+10.0	43.5	L 3 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/22	Louisiana Tech vs Liberty	+1.5	45.5	W 34 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/29	Louisiana Tech at Missouri State	+2.5	45.0	W 42 - 30	O	Y
Tue 12/30	Louisiana Tech vs Coastal Carolina	-10.0	51.0	W 23 - 14	U	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #127
2025 Record: 8 - 5 (SBC: 5 - 3)
Spread Record 8 - 5 - 0 | O/U 5 - 8

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 1 Good, 1 Avg, 2 Bad, 7 Poor

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Louisiana Tech's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Louisiana Tech vs Nicholls			W 25 - 17
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14	Louisiana Tech at NC State	+20.5	47.5	L 20 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Louisiana Tech vs Tulsa	-3.0	56.5	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/28	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-2.0	49.0	L 10 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/10	Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee	-5.0	48.0	W 48 - 21	O	Y
Tue 10/15	Louisiana Tech at New Mexico State	-12.5	49.0	L 30 - 33	O	N
Tue 10/22	Louisiana Tech vs UTEP	-6.5	49.0	W 14 - 10	U	N
Tue 10/29	Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston	+10.5	45.5	L 3 - 9	U	Y
Sat 11/9	Louisiana Tech vs Jacksonville State	+10.0	55.5	L 37 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky	+11.5	52.5	W 12 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Louisiana Tech at Arkansas	+23.5	48.5	L 14 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Louisiana Tech vs Kennesaw State	-13.5	41.5	W 33 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/28	Louisiana Tech vs Army	+15.0	44.5	L 6 - 27	U	N

Louisiana Tech's 2023 Schedule
Sat 8/26	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-12.0	57.5	W 22 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/2	Louisiana Tech at SMU	+21.0	66.0	L 14 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/9	Louisiana Tech vs Northwestern State	-23.0	58.5	W 51 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-4.5	66.5	L 37 - 40	O	N
Sat 9/23	Louisiana Tech at Nebraska	+20.5	44.5	L 14 - 28	U	Y
Fri 9/29	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-2.0	49.5	W 24 - 10	U	Y
Thu 10/5	Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky	+6.0	59.0	L 28 - 35	O	N
Tue 10/10	Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee	+3.0	53.5	L 23 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/24	Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State	-3.0	55.0	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/4	Louisiana Tech at Liberty	+16.5	58.0	L 30 - 56	O	N
Sat 11/11	Louisiana Tech vs Sam Houston	-8.5	49.5	L 27 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/18	Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State	+8.5	53.5	L 17 - 56	O	N

Louisiana Tech's 2022 Schedule
Thu 9/1	Louisiana Tech at Missouri	+20.0	62.5	L 24 - 52	O	N
Sat 9/10	Louisiana Tech vs Stephen F. Austin	-6.5	64.5	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Louisiana Tech at Clemson	+33.5	53.5	L 20 - 48	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Louisiana Tech at South Alabama	+13.0	59.0	L 14 - 38	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/8	Louisiana Tech vs UTEP	-2.0	52.0	W 41 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Louisiana Tech at North Texas	+6.5	68.0	L 27 - 47	O	N
Sat 10/22	Louisiana Tech vs Rice	+3.0	57.0	L 41 - 42	O	Y
Fri 10/28	Louisiana Tech at Florida International	-6.5	57.0	L 34 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/5	Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee	+2.5	64.0	W 40 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Louisiana Tech at UTSA	+17.0	68.5	L 7 - 51	U	N
Sat 11/19	Louisiana Tech at Charlotte	-2.0	66.5	L 21 - 26	U	N
Sat 11/26	Louisiana Tech vs UAB	+18.0	55.5	L 27 - 37	O	Y

Louisiana Tech's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State	+20.5	52.5	L 34 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Louisiana Tech vs SE Louisiana	-11.5	70.5	W 45 - 42	O	N
Sat 9/18	Louisiana Tech vs SMU	+11.0	65.0	L 37 - 39	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-9.5	65.0	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/2	Louisiana Tech at NC State	+18.5	56.0	L 27 - 34	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-6.5	55.5	L 3 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/23	Louisiana Tech vs UTSA	+5.5	59.5	L 16 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/30	Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion	-4.0	52.0	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/6	Louisiana Tech at UAB	+14.0	49.5	L 38 - 52	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte	-7.0	58.0	W 42 - 32	O	Y
Fri 11/19	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-15.0	47.5	L 19 - 35	O	N
Sat 11/27	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-3.5	52.5	L 31 - 35	O	N

2026 class: 176 points   #99
2025 class: 150 points   #117
2024 class: 150 points   #102
2023 class: 163 points   #73
2022 class: 140 points   #91

Average Class Ranking:   #96
Average Recruiting Points: 156

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Below Avg G5
4 Year Class: #101 - Best: #73 Worst: #117

CFB Crootin Averages
Sun Belt Class: 176  #94
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 127 points   #114
2020 class: 166 points   #76
2019 class: 159 points   #87
2018 class: 162 points   #73
2017 class: 122 points   #93

Average Class Ranking:   #89
Average Recruiting Points: 147

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #123 - 11 players, 85 Avg
2025 Portal Class #129 - 12 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #82 - 18 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #70 - 20 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #94 - 13 players, 82 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Tony Franklin (in his second season) #65

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Blake Baker	102	155	66%	1252	5	3	8.1
Trey Kukuk	67	106	63%	644	3	4	6.1

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Trey Kukuk	98	609	5	6.2	58
Blake Baker	73	260	3	3.6	38
Mason Welch	3	13	0	4.3	6
Jalen Mickens	1	6	0	6.0	6

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Eli Finley	38	445	0	11.7	73
Jalen Mickens	20	177	1	8.9	40
David Pierro	8	89	0	11.1	56
Dedrick Latulas	4	55	0	13.8	25

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Luke Olson (in his first season) #109

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jadon Mayfield	61	9	4	5	1
Sifa Leota	58	12	4	7	8
Kolbe Fields	39	3	2	1	0
Zheric Hill	32	2	1	6	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jadon Mayfield	61	9	4	5	1
Sifa Leota	58	12	4	7	8
Donovan Rieman	29	5	3	0	1
Kolbe Fields	39	3	2	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Sifa Leota	58	12	4	7	8
Jordan McRae	7	1	0	0	4
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	29	4	0	5	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 58% #81
Offense Returning Production: 65% #66
Defense Returning Production: 50% #95
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Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #123
11 Commits, 85 Avg Rating
12% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 14% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 388.00 #125
Offense Talent #126 | Defense Talent #116
2025 #122 | 2024 #93 | 2023 #105 | 2022 #86

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 8 - 5
2025 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2024 Record: 5 - 8
2024 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

Four Year Record: 16 - 22
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 18 - 19 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 11 - 13

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 3 - 9
2022 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2021 Record: 3 - 9
2021 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 4 - 7 - 1 | Totals: 9 - 3

2020 Record: 5 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 2
Spread: 4 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 4

2019 Record: 10 - 3
2019 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Eight Year Record: 37 - 48
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 40 - 43 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 27 - 29

Louisiana Tech Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Coastal Carolina	-10.0	51.0	W 23 - 14
2024	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Army	+15.0	44.5	L 6 - 27
2020	Orleans Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Georgia Southern	+7.0	48.0	L 3 - 38
2019	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Miami	+7.0	49.5	W 14 - 0
2018	I Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Hawai'i	-2.0	60.5	W 31 - 14
2017	Frisco Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs SMU	+4.0	70.5	W 51 - 10
2016	Forces Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs Navy	+1.0	67.0	W 48 - 45

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.14 (89)	1.25 (68)	40% (102)	3.32 (109)	29.1 (64)	41%	50%	.07 (18)	1.34 (117)	38% (22)	3.07 (22)	26.5 (11)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.02 (130)	1.19 (113)	37% (119)	3.09 (124)	33.2 (8)	40%	35%	.1 (26)	1.25 (57)	37% (13)	3.72 (61)	26.8 (19)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	30:02	19.2	41%	50%	7.7	77.4	1.3	1.9	5.9	1.5	7

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	29:34	17.2	40%	35%	4.9	46.7	1.5	1.2	5.2	1.6	0

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	27.3	36.5	18.8	39.9% (102)	3.32 (109)	1.3	19	359	195	164	4.8	59% (13)	39% (124)	42% (91)	37% (114)	15% (57)	.14 (89)
2025 Defense	13	20.8	17.3	25.3	37.9% (22)	3.07 (22)	1.9	-	-	-	-	-	44% (12)	54% (126)	39% (37)	37% (24)	20% (10)	.07 (18)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	20.9	29.5	15.8	37.5% (119)	3.09 (124)	1.5	17	319	109	211	3.1	49% (78)	51% (56)	37% (122)	38% (111)	17% (83)	.02 (130)
2024 Defense	13	21	19.2	22.8	37.2% (13)	3.72 (61)	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	56% (121)	43% (9)	39% (36)	35% (11)	15% (76)	.1 (26)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	59% (13)	42% (91)	41.1	195.2	4.8	29 (88)	.14 (56)	2.95 (66)	75% (53)	9% (53)	1.04 (37)
2025 Defense	13	44% (12)	39% (37)	-	-	-	-	.02 (26)	2.69 (29)	68% (46)	10% (65)	1.08 (119)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	49% (78)	37% (122)	35.2	108.5	3.1	14 (98)	-.09 (134)	2.62 (125)	66% (114)	12% (116)	0.69 (134)
2024 Defense	13	56% (121)	39% (36)	-	-	-	-	.09 (54)	2.9 (50)	70% (48)	11% (52)	1.01 (82)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	39% (124)	37% (114)	15.1	24.1	164.2	6.8	10.9	8 (121)	10 (34)	.19 (100)	1.6 (45)	31% (57)	26% (115)	.23 (98)	6% (63)	2.2 (11)
2025 Defense	13	54% (126)	37% (24)	-	-	-	-	-	-	22 (4)	.14 (22)	1.6 (85)	35% (16)	30% (81)	.26 (54)	10% (1)	2 (67)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	51% (56)	38% (111)	18.8	29.8	210.9	7.1	11.2	18 (68)	7 (26)	.13 (115)	1.7 (35)	33% (103)	26% (117)	.15 (127)	5% (22)	2.1 (27)
2024 Defense	13	43% (9)	35% (11)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (117)	.15 (26)	1.6 (72)	35% (20)	29% (46)	.28 (56)	5% (112)	1.9 (30)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #92SP+ #77

Record Prediction: Record Predition Coming Soon

Coaching staff Rank #103

Record

0 - 0
SBC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (1-2)(5-14 under S.C.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Average G5

'26 Profile

Up to Top G5

Performance #83

Special Teams #32

Returning Production

From 2025

58% #81

25 QB Blake Baker returns (OC back)

Offense 65% #66

Defense 50% #95

Returning Starters: 12 (Off: 6) - (Def: 6)

Proj Portal Starters: 0 (Off: 0) - (Def: 0)

Exp'd Depth: 11 (Off: 3) - (Def: 8)

OL Prod: 53% #693 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,424 #88From Portal: 0 #118

Rush Prod: 35% #115

Rec Prod: 39% #105

Front Seven: 60% #48

Secondary: 36% #119

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #125

Blue Chips (0%) #102

Offense Talent #126

Defense Talent #116

Portal Class #12311 players (85 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #994 YR Class Rating #101

Talent Profile

Improving Below Avg G5

12% of Roster from Portal, 14% TY

51% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Tony Franklin 2

#65

(DC) Luke Olson 1

#109

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #75

Louisiana Tech plays 0 opps off a bye

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 8 - 5 (8 - 5 - 0) (SBC: 5 - 3)

2024 Record: 5 - 8 (7 - 5 - 0) (SBC: 4 - 4)

Win History

Past 5 years 4.2

Avg under Sonny C 4.75

4 Yr Record (16 - 22)

8 Yr Record (37 - 48)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

9,716 (58%) #112

76%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 5,136 #100

Defense: 4,580 #113

Players with Starting Exp (23) 9 on Off, 14 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 10 of 22 (45.5%)2-Deep 17 of 44 (38.6%)

Senior/Gr starters: 7 (31.8%) (Off: 2, Def: 5)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 17 of 44 (38.6%)

Upperclass on Roster: 43.5%(37 of 85)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Joshua Brantley (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Talyn Shettron (WR)3★ (.86)

Tye Hylton (OT)3★ (.85)

Ahkhari Johnson (CB)3★ (.85)

MJ Moultrie II (S)3★ (.83)

Marcus Calwise Jr (WR)0★ (.00)

Justice Williams (DL)0★ (.00)

Marcus Calwise Jr. (WR)0★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Eli Finley (TE)(445 Yds, 0 TD)

Hayden Christman (T)(B Block Grade)

Sifa Leota (LB)(58 Tac, 12 TFL)

Ashanti Cole (G)(C Block Grade)

Jadon Mayfield (LB)(61 Tac, 9 TFL)

Blake Baker (QB)(1252 Yds, 5 TD)

Donovan Rieman (DE)(29 Tac, 5 TFL)

Roy Brackins III (G)(D+ Block Grade)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

AJ Tarvin (CB)3★ (.87)

Kenny Thomas (RB)3★ (.86)

Nathan Green (S)3★ (.86)

Brady Vodicka (QB)3★ (.86)

Za'qwaun Nunn (DL)3★ (.86)

Emanual Collins (S)3★ (.85)

Jeremiah Smith (LB)3★ (.85)

Grayson Hardy (LB)3★ (.84)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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