Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Adam Trick
5th-year linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Dayton, OH · Wayne
CFB Index 92 · #9 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Miami (OH) → Texas Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Abilene Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2022.
- Transferred from Miami (OH) to Texas Tech in 2026.
Adam Trick
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Adam Trick has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 3 tackles against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Wayne
202512 games
- All-MACfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Miami (OH)
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference 1st team
First team in his league at the position.
our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #9 of 583 FBS linebackers by CFB Index Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
92 · #9 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #9 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 57 | 25 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 37 | 13 | 5.5 | 3.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 43 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 QB HUR
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Gay’s 2021 season.
Matches Isaiah on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Isaiah on
Sack rate (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Virgin's junior season at Boise State (2025).
74%match
Matches Jayden on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Height
Differs from Jayden on
PD rate (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS All-MAC First Team (2025, Jr.) Three-time Academic All-MAC Team honoree (2023-25) PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH One of several significant signees for the Red Raiders out of the transfer portal, arriving at Texas Tech after earning All-MAC honors at Miami (Ohio) … spent a total of four years...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #2Trey White47 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology