Trey Lathan
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Lance Leipold. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah — Week 6, 2026.
55 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 55 | 30 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- | 1 |
| 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 | 253 | 132 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 No. 23 Missouri | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 30 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-22 at TCU, play by play
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kansas’s defense played that day
TCU’s 11 drives: 9 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 8.
7 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 13 ended Baylor’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 13. Fourth quarter, down 21-19. Ended Baylor’s drive (int).
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. First quarter, up 6-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups55 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
55 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #98 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Lance Leipold.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
