Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Trent Hendrick
Senior linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 234 lb · Richmond, VA
CFB Index 74 · #93 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred James Madison → UCLA for 2026
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 numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs San Diego State
Statement game11 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Georgia Southern (FBS) · W 35-10
Top 1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with James Madison in 2022.
- Transferred from James Madison to UCLA in 2026.
- Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.
Trent Hendrick
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski and Bob Chesney. His first career honor landed in 2025: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. The receipt: 3 tackles against San Diego State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20228 games
- Signed with James Madisonout of St. Christopher's School
202513 games
- All-Sun Beltfirst
- Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Yearwinner
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025James Madison
2026UCLA
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022James Madison8-3HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2023James Madison11-2HC: Damian Wroblewski · Balanced
2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 96 | 34 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 54 | 25 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 205 | 80 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
3 TOT
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Jackson’s 2022 season.
84%match
All-ACC
Matches Nick on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Nick on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Neal's senior season at Marshall (2023).
82%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Eli on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Trent Hendrick
The linebacker corps · UCLA
- #5Trent Hendrick96 tackles · 2025
- #56Drew Spinogatti51 tackles · 2025
- #10Samuel Omosigho50 tackles · 2025
- #9Jalen Woods47 tackles · 2025
- Donavyn Pellot19 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology