Tre Freeman is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Duke.
Freeman carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at Duke span four head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 INT against NC State — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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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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 45-17vs Elon | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs No. 11 Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs No. 12 Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs No. 20 Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20vs No. 16 Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-39vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 23 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 45-33
vs NC State
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out NC State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups52 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
495 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #17 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,031 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
