Going into the 2022 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.
We now take a look at another transfer portal addition in the defensive backfield, safety Joe Foucha. We’ve already broken down Foucha’s former Arkansas and current Tigers teammate Greg Brooks Jr., who will likely start at nickel, and now we’ll examine Foucha, a New Orleans native who will also likely start for LSU this fall.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Ht: 5-10
Wt: 210
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three Stars | No. 25 in Louisiana | No. 41 Safety
Class in 2021: Senior
Career Stats
Year
G
Tot
Solo
TFL
PD
INTs
2018
9
11
6
0
0
0
2019
12
87
44
1
5
1
2020
10
60
18
3
5
2
2021
13
75
34
7.5
6
1
PFF Grades
Year
Defense
Run Defense
Tackling
Pass Rushing
Coverage
2018
43.9
63.0
28.6
–
35.0
2019
51.2
55.1
62.3
60.8
52.3
2020
64.0
60.8
75.4
67.4
65.8
2021
68.1
67.8
67.8
64.6
68.7
Depth Chart Overview
Foucha returns to his home state for his fifth and final season, and he was one of LSU’s most impactful pickups during Kelly’s first offseason. Though he was a three-star recruit coming out of high school, he saw immediate action for the Razorbacks. He appeared in nine games and started the season finale against Missouri as a true freshman.
He became a full-time starter as a sophomore, and his production jumped from 11 tackles to 87, which ranked third on the team in 2019. Foucha improved in both run-stopping and coverage throughout his career. He had a career-high 7.5 tackles in the backfield in 2021, and he has four interceptions in the last three years.
Foucha certainly didn’t come to Baton Rouge to ride the bench, and his acumen against the run will likely allow him to slide into the starting strong…
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