Tom Trieb

Sophomore defensive lineman for North Texas. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DL · North Texas · So. · #5

6′3″ · 275 lb · Arlington Heights, IL

CFB Index 48 · #205 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceNorth Texas 2022 alumnus

The story

2 defensive lineman for North Texas. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3135 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at North Texas, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2019

Signed with Northern Illinois2-star out of Buffalo Grove

202211 games

The role got bigger.

Signed with North Texas3-star out of College of DuPage

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3135 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #205 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Strength: sacks (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#204 / 2755 · 92nd pct

8.5

Sacks#443 / 2755 · 83rd pct

2.5

Solo tackles#853 / 2755 · 68th pct

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Tackles#1207 / 2755 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.6	0.7	0.1	0.0
Road6g	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.7	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Neal Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #205 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	North Texas	32	23	8.5	2.5	--	--	--
2019	Northern Illinois	--	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		32	23	8.5	2.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 59–27

vs Texas Southern

1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 32-point win at home against Texas Southern.

With A. Aune — 218 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.4 · 15 rush yds (3 car) · R. Burns — 1 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 31-13@ UTEP	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 1	L 10-48vs SMU	7	6	2.0	0.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	W 59-27vs Texas Southern	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 27-58@ UNLV	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 47-27vs Louisiana Tech	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 8	L 27-31@ UTSA	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 40-13@ Western Kentucky	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 52-14vs Florida International	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 21-41@ UAB	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 21-17vs Rice	5	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 27-48@ UTSA	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Total		32	23	8.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology