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21 Lu-Magia Hearns III

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Experience 4th
  • Hometown Pittsburg, CA
  • High School De La Salle HS

Biography

Pronunciation
loo-MAH-gee-uh

Hearns' III Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 7 (vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (twice, last at Washington State, 2022)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 2 (at Washington State, 2022)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs. Idaho, 2023)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. USC, 2021)
Interceptions: 1 (four times, last vs. Auburn, 2024)
Interception Return Yards: 0 (three times, last vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Long Interception Return: 0 (three times, last vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, 2023)
Pass Breakups: 4 (at Stanford, 2021)
KIck Returns: 3 (at Oregon, 2023)
Kick Return Yards: 47 (at Oregon, 2023)
Long Kick Return: 17 (at Oregon, 2023)
All-Purpose Yards: 47 (at Oregon, 2023)

Senior (2024)
– Had his first interception of the season and fourth of his career at Auburn
– Credited with one pass breakup against SDSU
– Had one tackle and one pass breakup against Miami
– Had one tackle against Oregon State
– Credited with one pass breakup against Stanford
– Registered one tackle and one pass breakup at SMU

Junior (2023)
– Played in all 13 games with nine starts, both career highs, including each of his last four games
– Contributed a career-high-tying 28 tackles, a career-high and team-high-tying two interceptions, six pass breakups and his lone career forced fumble
– Also had a team and career-high eight kick returns for a career-high 118 yards
– at North Texas (W, 58-21)  1 tackle
– Auburn (L, 10-14)  1 kick return, 16 yards, 16 long; 16 all-purpose yards ... first career kick return and kick return yards
– Idaho (W, 31-17)  3 tackles, 1 forced fumble ... lone career forrced fumble
– at Washington (L, 32-59)  1 tackle, 1 interception (0-yard return) ... career-high-tying ijnterceptions
– Arizona State (W, 24-21)  1 tackle ... stopped Arizona State's Cam Skattebo on a key 4th-and-2 from the Sun Devils' own 31-yard line in the second quarter that the Bears turned into a field goal on their ensuing drive
– Oregon State (L, 40-52)  4 tackles
– at Utah (L, 14-34)  2 tackles, 1 pass breakup; 2 kick returns, 29 yards, 15 long; 29 all-purpose yards
– USC (L, 49-50)  1 kick return, 10 yards, 10 long; 10 all-purpose yards
– at Oregon (L, 19-63)  2 tackles; 3 kick returns, 47 yards, 17 long; 47 all-purpose yards ... career-high kick returns, kick return yards and all-purpose yards ... career-long kick return
– Washington State (W, 42-39)  4 tackles; 1 kick return, 16 yards, 16 long; 16 all-purpose yards ... returned to the starting lineup at cornerback after playing off the bench in each of the previous three contests
– at Stanford (W, 27-15)  1 tackle, 3 pass breakups
– at UCLA (W, 33-7)  2 tackles
– vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34)  7 tackles, 2 pass breakups ... career-high tackles

Sophomore (2022)
– Played in each of the first six games with five starts including each of the first four contests but did not play in the final six contests due to injury
– Recorded 15 tackles, a career-high 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -3 yards) and four pass breakups
– UC Davis (W, 34-13)  3 tackles
– UNLV (W, 20-14)  3 tackles, 2 pass breakups
– at Notre Dame (L, 17-24)  4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) ... career-high-tying tackles for loss
– Arizona (W, 49-31)  2 tackles, 1 pass breakup
– at Washington State (L, 9-28)  1 tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards), 1 pass breakup ... career-high tackle for loss yards ... career-high-tying tackles for loss
– at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT)  2 tackles
– All-Pac-12 Preseason Third Team (Athlon)
– All-Pac-12 Way Too Early Second Team (Jack Follman, SportsPac12)

Freshman (2021)
– Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors, as well as honorable mention recognition for the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year presented by Nextiva, both from the league's coaches
– Also picked up Cal's Bob Simmons Award given annually to the Golden Bears' Most Valuable Freshman
– Played in 11 of 12 games with eight starts that were the most among four Cal true freshmen with at least one start
– Registered a career-high-tying 28 tackles, one interception, his lone career fumble recovery, and career and team highs of 10 pass breakups that ranked tied for second in the Pac-12 and 11 passes defended that were third, while his 1.00 passes defended per game were also third in the conference
– Changed his number from No. 14 to No. 15 after the team's first game of the campaign
Nevada - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
at TCU - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sacramento State - 3 tackles, 2 pass breakups ... first career start and stats other than participation
at Washington - 3 tackles
– at Washington - 3 tackles
– Washington State - 6 tackles, 2 pass breakups
– Colorado - 1 tackle
– Oregon State - 4 tackles
– at Arizona - 5 tackles
– at Stanford - 3 tackles, 1 interception, 4 pass breakups ... first Cal player to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors since its' 2019 inception ... interception came on Stanford's first drive and second offensive play ... career-high pass breakups ... career-high-tying interceptions ....
– at UCLA - 1 tackle
– USC - 2 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 2 pass breakups ... lone career fumble recovery

De La Salle HS (Class Of 2021)
– Recruited to Cal as a defensive back but played in 20 games as a wide receiver and posted 43 receptions for 719 yards and five touchdown grabs during his 2018 sophomore and 2019 junior season for a pair of teams that each won North Coast Section Division I and East Bay League titles before falling in the state championshjp game to Mater Dei and St. John Bosco in back-to-back seasons
– Had his 2020 senior campaign postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19
– Played in 12 games and contributed 29 receptions for 439 yards and two touchdowns as a 2019 junior for a team that finished 12-2 overall, and ranked No. 3 in the state of California and No. 13 nationally according to MaxPreps
– Had 14 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdown catches to go along with two rushes for 46 yards over eight contests as a sophomore for a squad that finished 12-1 overall, and ranked No. 3 in the state of California and No. 4 nationally according to MaxPreps
– Wore No. 32 as a sophomore and No. 21 in his junior campaign
– Member of the Black Student Union
– Speaks Spanish

High School Bio And Stats (According To MaxPreps.com)
maxpreps.com/athlete/lu-magia-hearns/VZDJCY-zEeiAyNdjx8XCRA/football/stats.htm#year=19-20
*Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
 
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 16, 2020)
Stars:  247Sports Composite (3), 247Sports (3), Rivals (3), ESPN (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports (1364)
National Cornerback Rankings: 247Sports (93), 247Sports Composite (117)
National Wide Receiver Rankings: ESPN (262)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (259)
California Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports (100), 247Sports Composite (117), ESPN (157)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8402), 247Sports (85), ESPN (72), Rivals (5.5)
 
Other
– Born August 13, 2003
– Son of Lu-Magia Hearns and Sheena Glover
– Sister, Kamry Hearns, is a graduate of UC Irvine
– Major is American studies

Last Updated
December 12, 2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2021Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'10" 160 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2022Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'10" 170 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    15
  • 21

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    21