Senior linebacker for Houston. 2023: 19 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Hampton, GA
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 story
4 linebacker for Houston. 2023: 19 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Trimarcus Cheeks
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Trimarcus Cheeks arrived at Houston from Samford. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against UTSA, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 12-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 41–39
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Peyton Hampton’s 2022 season.
Matches Peyton on
Differs from Peyton on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Peyton Hampton's senior season at Army (2022).
Matches Peyton on
Player DNA