Linebacker, Western Kentucky (from Tennessee), 2017–22
Will Ignont
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Huntsville, AL
Will Ignont played linebacker at Tennessee (2017–19) and Western Kentucky (2020–22).
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Florida Atlantic, 20222sacks, career highat Old Dominion, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tennessee | 47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Tennessee | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 52 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 54 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 177 | 84 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
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 | Tennessee | 23 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 23 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 23 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 23 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 23 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 23 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 235 |
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 Western Kentucky 13 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Austin Peay | W 38–27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Hawai’i | W 49–17 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Indiana | L 30–33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida International | W 73–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Troy | L 27–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | L 28–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Middle Tennessee | W 35–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UAB | W 20–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Texas | L 13–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Charlotte | W 59–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rice | W 45–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Auburn | L 17–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 32–31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Western Kentucky 11 games, 52 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 59–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Army | L 35–38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Indiana | L 31–33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Michigan State | L 31–48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.UTSA | L 46–52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at Old Dominion | W 43–20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atFlorida International | W 34–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Charlotte | W 45–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 48–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atRice | W 42–21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 52–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Western Kentucky 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | L 21–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Tennessee 3 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Georgia State | L 30–38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. BYU | L 26–29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Tennessee 11 games, 47 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Florida | L 21–47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Georgia | L 12–38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atAuburn | W 30–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Alabama | L 21–58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at South Carolina | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Charlotte | W 14–3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kentucky | W 24–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Missouri | L 17–50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Vanderbilt | L 13–38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Tennessee 3 games, 5 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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