Lance Holtzclaw
Utah Utes
86
Great

Lance Holtzclaw

Utah UtesContender
LDEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Lance Holtzclaw is the projected starter at LDE for Utah Utes.

Lance Holtzclaw is the projected starting LDE on a Contender Utah — 86 OVR.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Desert Ridge, ranked #664 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #664 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile81th
Boston, MA
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
245 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252641.5

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
0.8748
National Rank
#664
High School
Desert Ridge
Hometown
Mesa, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 86.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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

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

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-14

Lance Holtzclaw's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Great
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Team Role

26 tkl · 4 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement44%
Coach UtahTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.