TJ Quinn is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisville.
Quinn is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Louisville. The first one came in 2025: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8 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 | Louisville | 95 | 45 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 82 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 87 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 16 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 282 | 119 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-17vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs No. 24 Virginia | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ No. 2 Miami | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-24vs Boston College | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16@ Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs California | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-20vs Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-38@ SMU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-0vs Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs Toledo | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 45 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 41-0
vs Kentucky
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 41-point win at home against Kentucky.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
4%4 pass breakups95 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #32 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #4 of 74 ACC LBs
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%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2025)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
