Fitzgerald West Jr.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
77
Solid

Fitzgerald West Jr.

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NTDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Fitzgerald West Jr. starting?

Fitzgerald West Jr. is the projected starter at NT for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

Redshirt senior · #68 · 6'2", 300 lbs

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Depth at NT · Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

  1. 16877Fitzgerald West Jr.Starter
  2. 29964Ashton Wright

Louisiana Starting Lineup

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Up next for Louisiana

Louisiana plays South Alabama at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 05:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lafayette Christian Academy, ranked #997 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 22 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #997 Natl2-Yr Total43 tackles · 2 sacksTeam Share3%
Lafayette, LA
Jersey
#68
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
300 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252221
20242121

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#997
High School
Lafayette Christian Academy
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 69th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 69% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LUSMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 35-31

Oct 17WTROYTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-6

Oct 10LLTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-31

Oct 4WARSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-20

Sep 26WCLTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-7

Sep 20WUABTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-14

Sep 13LUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-30

Sep 6WLAMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Fitzgerald West Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Solid
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Team Role

22 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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