Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Trey Verdon
Freshman defensive end on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Hamilton, OH · Hamilton
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Southeast Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive end on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2025.
Trey Verdon
Trey Verdon has been at Iowa State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against Southeast Missouri State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Hamilton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Jimmy Rogers
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 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25) 2025 Redshirted ... played in four games and finished with one tackle, a sack against Arizona. High School Prepped at Hamilton for head coach Arvie Crouch … three-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets … rated as the No. 23 player in O...
The defensive line · Iowa State
- #88Isaac Terrell12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Malaki Ta'ase4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Bryson Lamb3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Jace J. Gilbert3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Trey Verdon1 tackle for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology