Linebacker, Georgia Tech (from Georgia), 2022–26
E.J. Lightsey
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fitzgerald, GA
E.J. Lightsey plays linebacker for Georgia Tech, after Georgia (2022–23). Last time out, at Virginia Tech: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
32 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles at Virginia Tech, L 24–34
Next game: vs. Boston College, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Georgia, 2025Team titles: National champions, 2022 (Georgia); SEC champions, 2022
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 32 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 135 | 67 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia | 2 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Georgia | 2 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 2 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 2 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 2 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Georgia Tech 6 games, 32 tackles
2025 Georgia Tech 12 games, 76 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Colorado | W 27–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 59–12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Clemson | W 24–21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Wake Forest | W 30–29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Duke | W 27–18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at NC State | L 36–48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Boston College | W 36–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 28–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Georgia | L 9–16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 21–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Georgia Tech 9 games, 23 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Florida State | W 24–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | W 35–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at North Carolina | W 41–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 6–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Miami | W 28–23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.NC State | W 30–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atGeorgia | L 42–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | L 27–35 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oregon | W 49–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Samford | W 33–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 55–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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