2023 Football Roster
Roster
Quincy Ledet Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange, Texas
- High School:
- West Orange-Stark
2024 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Staple in the middle of Texas Tech’s defensive line during his final season as a Red Raider … appeared in 11 games overall with eight starts, including seven during Big 12 play … missed the final two games of his career against West Virginia (11/30) and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) due to injury … totaled 22 tackles (7 solo) on the season, including 2.5 for a loss … got to the quarterback for four hurries while also adding a key interception midway through the season at Arizona … had at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games played and had multiple stops in eight different contests … credited with 343 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was second on the team among interior defensive linemen … utilized on 30 or more snaps in six different games, all in Big 12 play … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for seven tackles during non-conference play with two stops against both Abilene Christian (8/31) and North Texas (9/14) and three at Washington State (9/7) … received his highest PFF grade of the season in the win over the Mean Green after receiving a 72.1 overall grade … added his first quarterback hurry of the season in the rout … opened Big 12 play with two tackles and another quarterback hurry in the win over Arizona State (9/21) … followed with a season-high four tackles in the win over Cincinnati (9/28) … had the biggest play possibly of his career a week later at Arizona with a key interception late in the second quarter … caught a deflected pass by Jacob Rodriguz near the line of scrimmage, returning it 20 yards to give the Red Raiders the ball at the Arizona 30 yard line with 2:51 remaining until halftime … the Red Raiders scored a few plays late on a Tahj Brooks nine-yard touchdown scamper to take a 15-3 lead … marked the first interception by a Red Raider defensive lineman since Mychealon Thomas pulled down a deflected pass of his won against Kansas State on Nov. 4, 2017 … came back from the open date with two tackles versus Baylor (10/19), one at TCU (10/26) and two at Iowa State (11/2) … stop at TCU went for a one-yard loss, his first of the season … had a tackle for loss in each of his final two outings of the season versus Colorado (11/9) and at Oklahoma State (11/23) … finished with three tackles, including a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage, to go along with two quarterback hurries against the Buffaloes … lone tackle at Oklahoma State went for a three-yard loss late in the first quarter … injured in the Oklahoma State win, which forced him to miss the regular-season finale against West Virginia (11/30) and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) … AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the preseason watch list for the East-West Shrine Bowl.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in all 13 games with one start during first season as a Red Raider … key part of the interior defensive line rotation throughout the season … lone start came at nose tackle in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl win over Cal … totaled 20 tackles overall (5 solo), including a shared stop behind the line of scrimmage … recorded at least one tackle in 10 of 13 games and had multiple stops in six different contests … added a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … credited with playing in 370 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus … totaled 20 or more defensive snaps in all but one contest with the lone exception being at West Virginia … listed with 11 pressures on the season by PFF … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut with two tackles and a forced fumble at Wyoming (9/2) … fumble was recovered by teammate Steve Linton to end the Cowboy’s second drive; the Red Raiders needed only two plays from there to score a touchdown to take an early 14-0 lead … had one stop in each of the next three games versus Oregon (9/9), Tarleton State (9/16) and at West Virginia (9/23) … had one tackle and got to the quarterback once for a hurry in the win at Baylor (10/7) … made a season-high four tackles at BYU (10/21), the first of four multi-tackle outings over the final five games … made two stops against both TCU (11/2) and at Texas (11/24) as well as three tackles in the win over UCF (11/18) … played a season-high 44 defensive snaps at Texas following the injury to Jaylon Hutchings … inserted for 41 snaps in the bowl win over Cal (12/16), finishing with three tackles, including a shared sack … got to the quarterback alongside Harvey Dyson III to start a Cal drive late in the third quarter … SENIOR DECISION: elected to utilize an extra season of eligibility to return for the 2024 season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech following a successful three-year tenure at Louisiana-Monroe … reunited for one season (2023) with former Red Raider Myles Cole; the two previously were teammates at ULM … appeared in 31 games over his tenure at ULM with 18 starts … combined for 76 tackles during that span (28 solo), including 6.0 that went for a loss and 4.0 sacks … 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): saw action in all 12 games for the Warhawks with 10 starts at defensive tackle … put together most productive season of his career with 37 tackles (17 solo), including 5.0 for a loss and 3.0 sacks … also knocked down a pass from his spot up front … had at least three tackles in five different games, including a career-high eight stops in the regular-season finale against Southern Miss (11/26) … had seven tackles the week before that against Troy (11/19) as well as six against Texas State (11/5) … 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): appeared in 11 games in 2021, including nine starts at defensive tackle … recorded 28 tackles (6 solos, 22 assists), including one 10-yard sack … played 413 defensive snaps and 53 more on special teams … played more than 40 snaps in three games … made five stops (1 solo, 4 assists) at LSU … registered a career-high six tackles versus Liberty while playing a season-best 53 defensive snaps … delivered a 10-yard strip-sack on a 4th-and-6 play in the fourth quarter at Kentucky ... 2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): saw action in eight games, working behind veteran Mason Husmann at nose tackle … collected 11 tackles (5 solos, 6 assists) on the year … played 217 defensive snaps and 35 more on special teams … recorded a career-high four tackles at Georgia State, including three solo stops … made three stops (1 solo, 2 assists) vs. Georgia Southern.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas … three-year starter that helped the Mustangs to a combined record of 32-8 during that span … was an All-District 10-4A Division II first-team selection on both the offensive and defensive lines as a senior … named to the 2019 Southeast Texas Super Gold first team offense by the Beaumont Enterprise … recorded 72 tackles as a senior, with 22 going for losses including six sacks … produced a season-high four tackles for loss versus Little Cypress … matched his career high with two sacks against Hampshire-Fannett … tabbed a second team All-District 10-4A Division II selection as an offensive lineman in 2018 …. featured on the Southeast Texas Super Gold first team defense as a junior … registered 54 tackles in 2018, with 17 coming behind the line of scrimmage, including five sacks, and an interception … multi-sport athlete that also competed in basketball, track and field (shot put and discus) and powerlifting.
PERSONAL
Quincy Ledet Jr. (pronounced LUH-det) … has earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech in university studies ... enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses.
