Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Cavellis Luckett
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 241
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McComb, MS
- High School:
- McComb HS/Miss. GC CC
Honors: 2015 – Voted Honorable Mention All-C-USA … Named the most improved linebacker following spring drills.
2015: Played and started all 13 games … Enjoyed a career year with 72 tackles to rank second on the team … Also had 5.0 TFLs, two hurries, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … Played 676 total snaps … Led team with six tackles, including a TFL against Jackson State … Added seven stops at Alabama … Turned in nine tackles at Illinois … Had three tackles and a fumble recovery against Vanderbilt … Credited with five stops, including a TFL and a forced fumble at WKU … Also had five tackles, including a TFL against FIU … Had five stops at LA Tech … Registered seven tackles in win over Marshall … Led the team with 10 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, a pass breakup and a hurry at FAU … Had a fumble recovery and three tackles against North Texas … Led team with seven tackles in bowl game against WMU.
2014: Played in 12 games and earned three starts … Finished fifth on the team with 57 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks … Also had four pass breakups, four hurries, a forced fumble and fumble recovery … Played 456 total snaps … Had five solo stops and a hurry against Savannah State … Earned his first career start at Memphis and responded with five solo tackles and a pass breakup … Added six tackles, including a sack at ODU … Credited with seven tackles, a TFL, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against USM … Had five tackles and a fumble recovery at Marshall … Led team with nine stops, including a sack, TFL and two pass breakups against BYU … Collected five tackles at FIU and four in win over FAU … Also had five stops at UTEP.
Miss. Gulf Coast CC: Enrolled at Middle Tennessee in January 2014 … Collected 83 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks in leading Mississippi Gulf Coast to an 8-2 record and a No. 9 ranking in the NJCAA polls in 2013 … Had three double digit tackle games … Named First Team All-MACJC and MACJC All-Region … Voted the MACJC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17, 2013 after posting 14 tackles against No. 8 Hinds … Had 68 tackles as a freshman to go with two sacks, nine tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an interception
High School: Lettered in football and basketball at McComb High School … Was the team defensive MVP in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Named the team’s best linebacker as a junior and senior … Won the team spirit award for basketball.
Personal: Cavellis Vankei Luckett ... Parents: Calvin and Vicki Luckett ... Born: 12/6/92 … Major: Liberal Studies (earned his degree in Fall 2015).
