Senior defensive lineman on TCU's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 280 lb · Chester, VA
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 story
4 defensive lineman on TCU's roster.
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 3083 nationally · Signed with East Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonRick D'Abreu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Rick D'Abreu has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Iowa State — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at TCU, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TCU | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 30 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 24 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | East Carolina | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 35 | 14.0 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 42-45vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-27@ Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 44-11vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-17vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Justin Rhodes’s 2023 season.
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Differs from Justin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Carter's graduate season at Texas State (2025).
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Player DNA