Trey Baldwin

Senior linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2021: 94 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.

LB · Louisiana Tech · Sr. · #3

6′2″ · 233 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 52 · #273 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceLouisiana Tech 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1016 nationally · Signed with Missouri

Statement game18 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sackat UTSA (FBS) · L 26-27

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2021: 94 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 221 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2016

Signed with Missouri3-star out of Cy Falls

2017

Signed with Louisiana Tech2-star out of Iowa Central C.C.

2018

Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Trinity Valley C.C.

20208 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAsecond

202112 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1016 national

CFB

College

Louisiana Tech

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Skip Holtz

Louisiana Tech

Played his entire career under Skip Holtz.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 26-22 over that span.

2018Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2019Louisiana Tech10-3HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2020Louisiana Tech5-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #273 of 578?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#81 / 2743 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#144 / 2743 · 95th pct

Passes defended#207 / 2743 · 91st pct

Tackles for loss#592 / 2743 · 77th pct

5.0

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.0	0.4	0.0	0.5
Road6g	8.7	0.4	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.5	0.5	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	7.2	0.3	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #273 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Louisiana Tech	94	47	5.0	0.0	5	1	--
2020	Louisiana Tech	85	53	7.0	1.0	5	1	--
2019	Louisiana Tech	40	28	4.0	0.0	--	1	--
2018	Louisiana Tech	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		221	130	16.0	1.0	10	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 45–42

vs SE Louisiana

2 PD · 5 SOLO · 9 TOT

Edged out SE Louisiana at home in a shootout.

With A. Kendall — 217 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.1 · 10 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · C. Barajas — 38 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week