Defensive back, Fresno State, 2017–22
L.J. Early
- Number
- No. 27
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tulare, CA
L.J. Early played defensive back at Fresno State (2017–22).
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018 and 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 31 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | 71 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | |||
| 2018 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | RS | ||
| 2019 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 27 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 183 |
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
2022 Fresno State 12 games, 31 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Cal Poly | W 35–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Oregon State | L 32–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at USC | L 17–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at UConn | L 14–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Boise State | L 20–40 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. San José State | W 17–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. San Diego State | W 32–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at UNLV | W 37–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | at Nevada | W 41–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Wyoming | W 30–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 29–6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Fresno State 12 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.UConn | W 45–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at Oregon | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Cal Poly | W 63–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.UNLV | W 38–30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | atHawai’i | L 24–27 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atWyoming | W 17–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Nevada | W 34–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atSan Diego State | W 30–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Boise State | L 14–40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. New Mexico | W 34–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSan José State | W 40–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UTEP | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Fresno State 2 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | atNevada | L 26–37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atNew Mexico | L 39–49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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