#43

Tristan Allen

Senior defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2021: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DL · Louisiana Tech · Sr. · #43

6′4″ · 263 lb · Atlanta, TX

CFB Index 60 · #134 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceLouisiana Tech 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

OT recruit

No. 183 nationally · Signed with LSU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2021: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with LSU4-star out of John Curtis

2018

Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Tyler J.C.

202111 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

2022

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#183 national

CFB

College

Louisiana Tech

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

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

60Quality starter #134 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (94th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Sacks#529 / 2743 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Tackles#1950 / 2743 · 28th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Solo tackles#2216 / 2743 · 17th pct

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

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

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #134 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #134 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Louisiana Tech	20	8	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Louisiana Tech	10	7	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Louisiana Tech	18	12	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Louisiana Tech	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		50	27	5.0	5.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 45–42

vs SE Louisiana

1 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

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	W 45-42vs SE Louisiana	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 37-39vs SMU	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 24-17vs North Texas	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 5	L 27-34@ NC State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	L 3-19@ UTEP	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 16-45vs UTSA	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 20-23@ Old Dominion	3	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 38-52@ UAB	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 42-32vs Charlotte	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 19-35vs Southern Miss	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 31-35@ Rice	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		20	8	2.0	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology