2022: Saw action in 11 games and made six starts…injuries limited his playing time mid-season after starting the first five games…ranked third on the team with 53 tackles and added two tackles for loss a sack and an interception…led the team with 10 tackles and had an interception in the home opener against BYU (9/3)…made seven tackles, two tackles for loss, and a sack at No.18 Florida (9/17)… posted a season-high 10 tackles (8 solo) vs. ECU (10/1)…returned to full strength with eight tackles in the season-finale vs. UCF (11/26)…posted at least on tackle in 10 games.
2021: Named a team captain...started all 11 games he played in at safety...tied for fourth on the team with 59 tackles and tied for the team lead with two interceptions...added 2.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups...led USF with seven tackles at Tulane (11/20) and added 1.5 tackles for loss...posted a season-high 10 tackles at ECU (10/28)...made seven stops at NC State (9/2), vs. Tulsa (10/16) and vs. Houston (11/6)...grabbed an interception and returned it 50 yards vs. Florida (9/11)...made an interception vs. Temple (10/23).
2020: Saw action in seven of the Bulls' nine games on the year and made six starts at safety...posted 33 tackles (tied for third among secondary players) and added 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions (second on the team) and two pass-break-ups on the year...posted a season-high eight tackles at Memphis (11/7) and added a tackle for loss...grabbed his first interception of the year in the season-opening win vs. The Citadel (9/12) and added four tackles...grabbed an interception and added five tackles at Temple (10/17)...had three tackles and a tackle for loss at Notre Dame (9/19)...posted five tackles vs. Tulsa (10/23) and UCF (11/27).
2019: Saw action in nine games at defensive back…had three games with multiple tackles, including a season-high five tackles vs. Wisconsin (8/30)…broke up a pass vs. South Carolina State (9/14)…finished with 14 tackles on the season.
2018: Appeared in 11 games and drew four starts…totaled 34 tackles (23 solo) and two tackles for loss…led the team with nine tackles at Tulsa (10/12) and with 11 against UConn (10/20), a career high…helped USF rank 35th in the NCAA in passing yards allowed with 199.1 per game…recorded his first career interception against Houston (10/27)...posted a tackle in eight games.
2017: Redshirt season...did not see action.
ARMWOOD HS: Played for Sean Callahan at Armwood High School…missed most of his senior season with an injury, totaling 19 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in just six games while serving as a team captain…led the state as a junior with 10 interceptions and totaled 60 tackles (28 solo) and three tackles for loss…named to the Florida All-State Class 6A Second Team as a junior and also earned all-county second team honors… totaled 110 tackles and four interceptions in his career...rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports…also received offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, Marshall, NC State, Buffalo, Samford, Toledo, Troy, UCF and WKU.
PERSONAL: Son of Lisa and Moise LaPointe...has two sisters, Danielle and Taylor...earned his associate degree while in high school...majoring in marketing...born on May 1, 1999.
LAPOINTE’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 11, vs. UConn (10/20/18)
TFL 2.0, at Tulsa (10/12/18)
INT 1, (5X) last vs. Temple (10/23/21)
PBU 1, (6x), last at ECU (10/28/21)
LaPOINTE GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (7-2-5); Florida (1-1-0); BYU (3-1-2); SMU (4-1-3); Tulsa (7-5-2); Temple (3-3-0); ECU (10-5-5); Houston (7-6-1); Cincinnati (4-4-0); Tulane (7-5-2); UCF (6-3-3)
2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
The Citadel (4-3-1); Notre Dame (3-2-1); Temple (5-5-0); Tulsa (5-4-1); Memphis (8-7-1); Houston (3-2-1); UCF (5-5-0)
2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (5-3-2); South Carolina State (1-1-0); SMU (2-2-0); UConn (1-0-1); BYU (1-1-0); East Carolina (1-0-1); Memphis (1-1-0); UCF (2-1-1).
2018 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Elon (1-0-1); Georgia Tech (3-0-3); East Carolina (1-1-0); UMass (5-4-1); Tulsa (9-7-2); UConn (11-7-4); Houston (2-2-0); Marshall (2-2-0).
