George III

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 225
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
St. Xavier

Career: Played in 22 games with 13 starts in his two years at SFA ... Registered 111 total tackles with 44 unassisted stops, 10.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Also generated four pass breakups, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, returning one 50 yards for a pick-six against Southeastern Louisiana.

2016 (Senior): Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts at linebacker ... Led the Lumberjacks with 85 total tackles on the year, including 35 solo tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and a sack ... Also tallied a pair of fumble recoveries and two interceptions ... Ranked 10th in the Southland Conference in tackles per game ... Had four games of double-digit tackles, including a season-high 14 tackles with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Central Arkansas ... Registered 13 tackles, including six solo stops, with 0.5 tackles for loss in the win at 13th-ranked McNeese ... Posted 10 tackles at Nicholls, finishing with five solo tackles and an interception to set up an SFA touchdown ... Registered 10 tackles in the win at Incarnate Word, including six solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Had nine tackles (five solo) with 0.5 tackles for loss at Houston Baptist ... Registered five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against Southeastern Louisiana, returning an interception 50 yards for a touchdown to close out the first half ... Posted six tackles with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in the win over Abilene Christian ... Finished with five tackles each against West Alabama and against Sam Houston State at NRG Stadium ... Opened the year with three solo tackles (four total) at Texas Tech.

2015 (Junior): Played in all 11 games in his first season as a Lumberjack with three starts ... Finished the year with 26 total tackles, nine of which were solo tackles, with 3.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded a season-best eight tackles at third-ranked TCU ... Finished with five tackles and a tackle for loss in the win at 21st-ranked Southeastern Louisiana ... Registered three tackles in the win over Incarnate Word ... Posted two tackles on four occasions, including two tackles for loss with a sack at Abilene Christian ... Had two tackles against McNeese State while being credited with 0.5 tackles for loss.

Prior to SFA: Spent sophomore season at Sacramento City College, leading the team with 84 tackles (65 solo), 16 tackles for loss and eight sacks ... Helped guide the Panthers to a 7-4 record and a 41-35 East Bay Bowl victory over Diablo Valley College ... Spent two seasons at Indiana State, redshirting in 2012 before playing in six games with two starts in 2013 ... Tallied 27 tackles (11 solo) with a tackle for loss for the Sycamores ... Four year letterwinner at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky. ... First team all-state and all-district selection ... Posted 98 solo tackles, eight sacks and five forced fumbles as a senior ... Rated as top linebacker prospect in Kentucky by Scout.com and among top 150 nationally.

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