Texas Tech University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Quincy Ledet Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange, Texas
- High School:
- West Orange-Stark
2024ย SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Staple in the middle of Texas Techโs defensive line during his final season as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in 11 games overall with eight starts, including seven during Big 12 play โฆ 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 โฆ totaled 22 tackles (7 solo) on the season, including 2.5 for a loss โฆ got to the quarterback for four hurries while also adding a key interception midway through the season at Arizona โฆ had at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games played and had multiple stops in eight different contests โฆ credited with 343 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was second on the team among interior defensive linemen โฆ utilized on 30 or more snaps in six different games, all in Big 12 play โฆ 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) โฆ received his highest PFF grade of the season in the win over the Mean Green after receiving a 72.1 overall grade โฆ added his first quarterback hurry of the season in the rout โฆ opened Big 12 play with two tackles and another quarterback hurry in the win over Arizona State (9/21) โฆ followed with a season-high four tackles in the win over Cincinnati (9/28) โฆ had the biggest play possibly of his career a week later at Arizona with a key interception late in the second quarter โฆ 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 โฆ the Red Raiders scored a few plays late on a Tahj Brooks nine-yard touchdown scamper to take a 15-3 lead โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ stop at TCU went for a one-yard loss, his first of the season โฆ 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) โฆ finished with three tackles, including a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage, to go along with two quarterback hurries against the Buffaloes โฆ lone tackle at Oklahoma State went for a three-yard loss late in the first quarter โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ key part of the interior defensive line rotation throughout the season โฆ lone start came at nose tackle in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl win over Cal โฆ totaled 20 tackles overall (5 solo), including a shared stop behind the line of scrimmage โฆ recorded at least one tackle in 10 of 13 games and had multiple stops in six different contests โฆ added a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry โฆ credited with playing in 370 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus โฆ totaled 20 or more defensive snaps in all but one contest with the lone exception being at West Virginia โฆ listed with 11 pressures on the season by PFF โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut with two tackles and a forced fumble at Wyoming (9/2) โฆ fumble was recovered by teammate Steve Linton to end the Cowboyโs second drive; the Red Raiders needed only two plays from there to score a touchdown to take an early 14-0 lead โฆ had one stop in each of the next three games versus Oregon (9/9), Tarleton State (9/16) and at West Virginia (9/23) โฆ had one tackle and got to the quarterback once for a hurry in the win at Baylor (10/7) โฆ made a season-high four tackles at BYU (10/21), the first of four multi-tackle outings over the final five games โฆ 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) โฆ played a season-high 44 defensive snaps at Texas following the injury to Jaylon Hutchings โฆ inserted for 41 snaps in the bowl win over Cal (12/16), finishing with three tackles, including a shared sack โฆ got to the quarterback alongside Harvey Dyson III to start a Cal drive late in the third quarter โฆ 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 โฆ reunited for one season (2023) with former Red Raider Myles Cole; the two previously were teammates at ULM โฆ appeared in 31 games over his tenure at ULM with 18 starts โฆ combined for 76 tackles during that span (28 solo), including 6.0 that went for a loss and 4.0 sacks โฆ 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): saw action in all 12 games for the Warhawks with 10 starts at defensive tackle โฆ put together most productive season of his career with 37 tackles (17 solo), including 5.0 for a loss and 3.0 sacks โฆ also knocked down a pass from his spot up front โฆ 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) โฆ had seven tackles the week before that against Troy (11/19) as well as six against Texas State (11/5) โฆ 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): appeared in 11 games in 2021, including nine starts at defensive tackle โฆ recorded 28 tackles (6 solos, 22 assists), including one 10-yard sack โฆ played 413 defensive snaps and 53 more on special teams โฆ played more than 40 snaps in three games โฆ made five stops (1 solo, 4 assists) at LSU โฆ registered a career-high six tackles versus Liberty while playing a season-best 53 defensive snaps โฆ 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 โฆ collected 11 tackles (5 solos, 6 assists) on the year โฆ played 217 defensive snaps and 35 more on special teams โฆ recorded a career-high four tackles at Georgia State, including three solo stops โฆ made three stops (1 solo, 2 assists) vs. Georgia Southern.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas โฆ three-year starter that helped the Mustangs to a combined record of 32-8 during that span โฆ was an All-District 10-4A Division II first-team selection on both the offensive and defensive lines as a senior โฆ named to the 2019 Southeast Texas Super Gold first team offense by the Beaumont Enterprise โฆ recorded 72 tackles as a senior, with 22 going for losses including six sacks โฆ produced a season-high four tackles for loss versus Little Cypress โฆ matched his career high with two sacks against Hampshire-Fannett โฆ tabbed a second team All-District 10-4A Division II selection as an offensive lineman in 2018 โฆ. featured on the Southeast Texas Super Gold first team defense as a junior โฆ registered 54 tackles in 2018, with 17 coming behind the line of scrimmage, including five sacks, and an interception โฆ multi-sport athlete that also competed in basketball, track and field (shot put and discus) and powerlifting.
PERSONAL
Quincy Ledet Jr. (pronounced LUH-det) โฆ has earned a bachelorโs degree from Texas Tech in university studies ... enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses.
