Luq Barcoo Season 2019

FINAL BIO

* 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist (best defensive back)
* 2019 Walter Camp Second-Team All-American
* 2019 FWAA Second-Team All-American
* 2019 Phil Steele Second-Team All-American
* 2019 Associated Press Third-Team All-American
* 2019 Pro Football Focus Honorable-Mention All-American
* 2019 First-Team All-Mountain West
* 2019 SDSU Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy Defensive Player of the Year
* Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week
- Oct. 10, 2019 for game at Colorado State
* Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
- Oct. 7, 2019 for game at Colorado State
* Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week
- Oct. 7, 2019 for game at Colorado State

Former junior college transfer who impressed the coaching staff in the 2018 fall camp and found his way onto the two-deep ... An excellent cover corner ... Finished his career ranked second all-time at SDSU in interceptions (2), despite only playing two seasons.

SENIOR SEASON (2019)
Was named a second-team Walter Camp All-American and a third-team Associated Press All-American ... Became the first Aztec defensive back in program history to earn Walter Camp All-America honors and the fourth SDSU player to garner Walter Camp All-America accolades, joining Marshall Faulk (first team in 1992 and 1993), Donnel Pumphrey (first team in 2016) and Rashaad Penny (second team in 2017) ... Also was the first Aztec defensive back to make an AP All-America first, second or third team in program history ... Was one of 14 semifinalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, which goes out to the best defensive back in college football ... Was also named a second-team Phil Steele All-American and a Pro Football Focus Honorable-Mention All-American ... Was named the team’s Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy winner for the most oustanding defensive player ... Also was a first-team all-Mountain West selection, as voted on by the league’s coaches and media ... Was on the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Year (first team) and was a first-team all-MW pick by Phil Steele Magazine ... Was a Pro Football Focus midseason second-team All-America selection ... Started the team’s 13 games on the season ... Had 55 tackles (43 solo), including 5.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, nine interceptions and 16 pass breakups ... Led the Aztecs in interceptions (9), passes defended (INT + PBU) (25) and tackles on passing plays (41, tied with Dwayne Johnson Jr.) ...  Led the nation in passes defended per game (1.92) and total passes defended (25), tied for the lead in interceptions (9) and interceptions per game (0.69), and tied for second in pass breakups (16) ... His nine interceptions were the most in a season in SDSU’s Division I history (since 1969) and the second most in program history (Ed Ricketts, 12 in 1951) ... Tied with teammate Darren Hall and Ron Smith (2017) for the second-most pass breakups in SDSU single-season history (16), six behind Marlon Andrews (22 in 1990) ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week six times ... Started the opener against Weber State for the first time of his career, making two solo tackles, while playing all 51 snaps on defense ... Registered five tackles (four solo), including a career-high two tackles for loss, and two pass breakups at UCLA ... For his efforts, was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week for the first time of his career ... The two tackles for loss were the first of his career, while the two PBUs tied a career best ... Had a then career-high seven tackles (four solo), an interception and a tackle for loss in a start at New Mexico State ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus MW Team of the Week for the second straight week ... Led the team (shared) in tackles for the first time of his career ... Played all snaps (77) for a fourth straight game vs. Utah State, where he had four solo tackles and two pass breakups ... Had a career game at Colorado State en route to being named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week, recording six tackles, three interceptions and a pass breakup ... Had his three interceptions in consecutive snaps by the Ram offense, the first time that has happened in FBS play since at least 2012 ... Became the first San Diego State player with three interceptions in a game since current Atlanta Falcon Damontae Kazee on Sept. 5, 2015 against San Diego and also became the first player with an interception in three straight drives since Nevada’s Dameon Baber did so on Nov. 5, 2015 ... The three interceptions were also tied for the most in a FBS game in 2019 ... Helped the Aztecs limit a CSU team that came into the weekend averaging 510 yards per game to just 235 yards of total offense, its fewest in a game since gaining 225 vs. Colorado on Sept. 2, 2014 ... Also was named the Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week, and landed on the Pro Football Focus National Defensive Team of the Week and Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week, and was named the national defensive player of the week by College Sports Madness ... Made three tackles (two solo) and added an inteception against Wyoming, playing all 54 snaps, making the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... The interception was his fourth in two games ... Had two tackles and a career-high three pass breakups in 54 snaps at San José State en route to being named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... Started again at UNLV and had six tackles, a pass breakup, 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles for loss, playing all 73 snaps on defense ... Had a career-high eight tackles (six solo) against Nevada, including 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in a start over the 56 defensive snaps ... Had one solo tackle and two interceptions vs. Fresno State, making the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week for the sixth time of the season ... It was his second game this season with multiple interceptions ... Had three tackles, an interception and a pass breakup at Hawai’i ... Had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, and a career-high four pass breakups against Brigham Young in all 84 snaps ... The four pass breakups were tied for the fifth most in SDSU single-game history and 13 most in a FBS game this season ... Had four tackles and an interception against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl ... Recorded his ninth interception of the season and 10th of his career ... The nine interceptions ranked first in SDSU’s Division I history (since 1969), tied for first in FBS play and second in SDSU program history, only trailing 12 by Ed Rickets in 1951).

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Played in 11 games off the bench in his first career DI season ... Had 20 tackles (12 solo), an interception, four pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... Came off the bench to play 22 snaps at No. 13/13 Stanford, recording two solo stops ... Did not play against Sacramento State or No. 23/25 Arizona State because of a hamstring injury ... Returned to play 42 snaps in a reserve role against Eastern Michigan, making two tackles (one solo) with his first career pass breakup ... Logged extensive time off the bench at rv/No. 24 Boise State with two solo stops and two pass breakups in 48 snaps ... Played on special teams against Air Force ... Had a career-high six tackles (three solo) with a quarterback hurry vs. San José State ... Played six snaps of statless ball on defense and also on special teams at Nevada ... Recorded his first career interception late in the fourth quarter at New Mexico ... Came up with two tackles (one solo) in 47 snaps off the bench against UNLV ... Saw extensive time at Fresno State (41 snaps), making four tackles (two solo) ... Made a solo stop with a pass breakup in 54 snaps against Hawai’i ... Had one assisted tackle in 19 snaps against Ohio in the DXL Frisco Bowl.

AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE (2016-17)
Played two years at nearby Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calif. ... Played on both sides of the ball ... In 2017, caught 35 passes for 767 yards (21.9 avg.) and seven touchdowns ... Recorded three interceptions in his two seasons with the Griffins ... Was an all-conference selection ... A three-star recruit by Rivals.

HIGH SCHOOL
Garnered three letters at Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, Calif. ... Did a little bit of everything with the Trojans, rushing 57 times for 472 yards (8.4 avg.) and six touchdowns over his final two seasons (according to MaxPreps), and catching 71 passes for 1,314 yards (18.5 avg.) and 15 touchdowns ... On defense, totaled 74 tackles (52 solo), four tackles for loss, five interceptions, nine pass breakups and a blocked field goal.

PERSONAL
Luqman Barcoo was born July 27, 1998, in Cleveland, Ohio ... Son of Brigette Burns ... Was recruited by Utah State and Northern Arizona ... Majoring in social science.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 8 vs. Nevada (11/9/19)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 at UCLA (9/7/19)
Sacks: 0.5 at UNLV (10/26/19)
Interceptions: 3 at Colorado State (10/5/19)
Pass Breakups: 4 vs. Brigham Young (11/30/19)