Kris Trinidad is a defensive end at Old Dominion who has not played in Old Dominion's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Old Dominion lists 21 defensive linemen this season.
Old Dominion is 2-7. Next: at Coastal Carolina, Sat Nov 7.
Trinidad holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Old Dominion. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Sun Belt again in 2025. On tape: 5 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 10, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 33 | 11 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 44 | 15 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 36 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 21 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| Career | 134 | 45 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-27@ No. 20 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-6vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-26@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs Liberty | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-48@ Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-63@ James Madison | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21vs App State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-6@ UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-0vs Troy | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10@ Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-10vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 24-10vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 33-0
vs Troy
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Troy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
21%7 TFLHurry rate
12%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%4 of 8 pressures33 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
38.0%
330 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
341 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #114 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #7 of 17 Sun Belt DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ricky Rahne.
