Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Trey Lathan
Senior linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Goulds, FL · Gulliver Prep HS
CFB Index 77 · #76 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Kansas)
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
12
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2022.
Trey Lathan
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Lance Leipold. The receipt: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20223 games
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Gulliver Prep
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Kansas
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd 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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
77 · #76 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas | 86 | 51 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 79 | 40 | 9.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 27 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 6 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 210 | 110 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Jefferson’s 2025 season.
80%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Justin on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Justin on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamari Wilson's senior season at Memphis (2025).
81%match
Matches Kamari on
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kamari on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Trey Lathan
Background
Career Honors: 2026: Butkus Award Preseason Watch List... 2025: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. 2025: Started all 12 games at linebacker... Led Kansas with 86 total tackles (51 solo, 35 assisted), 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, five pass breakups, one interception, two fumble recoveries and one f...
The linebacker corps · Kansas
- #4Trey Lathan86 tackles · 2025
- #25Jibreel Al-Amin51 tackles · 2025
- #13Quincy Davis43 tackles · 2025
- #15Landyn Watson21 tackles · 2025
- #7Daveon Crouch12 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology