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Career Summary
- Totaled and 105 tackles, 19 pass breakups and five interceptions in his career.
- Played in all 50 games during his career.Â
2024
- Totaled 38 tackles, eight PBUs, one interception while starting all 14 games at cornerback.
- Finished second on the team with his eight PBUs and 12th with 38 tackles.
- Registered five tackles in a crucial 16-7 win at previously unbeaten Ursinus.
- Had a season-high six tackles and two PBUs in a 17-14 win over Grove City in second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
- Posted five tackles and two pass breakups in a 14-9 win at DePauw in the third round of the NCAAs and added four tackles in the 17-10 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Recorded the 100th tackle of his career in the win against Mary Hardin-Baylor.
- Capped career with three tackles in a 45-37 loss at Mount Union in the NCAA Semifinals.
2023
- Started all 13 games at cornerback for the Blue Jays.
- Totaled 23 tackles, five pass breakups and three interceptions on the year.
- Tied for the team-lead in interceptions and was second in pass breakups.
- Had a season-high five tackles in a 27-17 win over Ithaca in the season opener.
- Added three tackles, one interception and one pass breakup in a 34-28 win at previously unbeaten and 16th-ranked Muhlenberg. Interception came in Muhlenberg territory in final two minutes and led to Hopkins’ game-winning touchdown on the final play of the game.
- Posted three tackles and one interception in a 39-17 win over Union in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. Interception came early in the fourth quarter and led to a Blue Jay field goal that gave Hopkins a 32-17 lead.
- Had two tackles in a 39-36 loss to Randolph-Macon in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2022
- Played in all 11 games.
- Totaled 36 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups on the year.
- Finished seventh on the team in tackles and tied for second in pass breakups.
- Posted two or more tackles in nine of 11 games and had 3+ in seven games.
- Totaled a season-high nine tackles and had one pass breakup in a 36-29 win at Ursinus.
- Had four tackles and one interception in a 70-0 win over Juniata.
- Had three straight games with four tackles (Juniata, Moravian, F&M).
2021
- Played in all 12 games and had nine tackles and two pass breakups in first season.
- Posted two tackles in wins against Ursinus, McDaniel and Salisbury (NCAA First Round).Â
2020
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
At Southlake Christian Academy
- Played football and lacrosse.
- Helped football team to a 24-12 record over final three seasons.
- Team posted a 9-3 record and won state title during sophomore year. State runner-up during final season and state semifinals as a junior.
- Led the nation with 16 interceptions as a senior with four of those returned for touchdowns. Added 67 tackles, 25 pass breakups and one fumble recovery on defense and 43 receptions for 546 yards and five scores and 11 rushes for 132 yards and three TDs on offense.
- First team all-state, Charlotte-Observer Male Athlete of the Year and All-Charlotte-Observer First Team honors as a senior.
- Second team all-state as a junior after ringing up 38 tackles, nine pass breakups, six interceptions, 18 receptions and eight total touchdowns.
- Honorable mention all-state on state championship team as a sophomore after a 30-tackle, six-pass breakup, two-interception season.
- Three-time first team all-state and two-time state champion in lacrosse.
- Graduated as the all-time leading scorer in school history with 185 and 74 assists for 259 points.
Personal
- Luca Lutzel.
- The son of Richard and Maria Lutzel.
- Has two brothers, Chris and Matt.
- Older brother, Chris, played football at Baylor and appeared in 33 games from 2016-18 as the Bears' long snapper.
- Father, Richard, played football at the University of Buffalo.
- Majoring in neuroscience.
