#96

Trevor Kent

Junior defensive end for Northwestern. 2021: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DE · Northwestern · Jr. · #96

6′6″ · 300 lb · Pittsburg, KS

CFB Index 31 · #284 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceNorthwestern 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 408 nationally · Signed with Northwestern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive end for Northwestern. 2021: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Northwestern, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Northwestern3-star out of Pittsburg

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#408 national

CFB

College

Northwestern

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-25 over that span.

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #284 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

Tackles#2013 / 2743 · 25th pct

Solo tackles#2005 / 2743 · 25th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th 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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #284 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Northwestern	19	10	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Northwestern	7	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Northwestern	8	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Northwestern	1	--	0.5	0.5	1	--	--
Career		35	14	3.0	1.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-38vs Michigan State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 23-30@ Duke	5	0	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 4	W 35-6vs Ohio	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-56@ Nebraska	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 21-7vs Rutgers	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-33@ Michigan	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 14-41vs Minnesota	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 12-17vs Iowa	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 7-35@ Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	L 14-32vs Purdue	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 14-47@ Illinois	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		19	10	1.5	1.0	—	0

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

Trevor Kent

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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