Tristan Sinclair: LB · Stanford · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tristan Sinclair
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Stanford: David Shaw and Troy Taylor. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against SMU — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34vs TCU | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Cal Poly | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-24@ Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-40@ No. 17 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-31vs Virginia Tech | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-49@ No. 11 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-40vs No. 21 SMU | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs Wake Forest | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-59@ NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ California | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-34@ San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 40 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups77 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Taylor
Pass share
46.0%
369 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
66.9
12 games
Team sack rate
10.2%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #184 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Stanford, 214 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Shaw → Troy Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
