Troy Golden: DL · Colorado State · #43.
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Troy Golden
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Colorado State. On tape: 4 tackles against Air Force, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colorado State | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 2 | -- | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Colorado State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ No. 8 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-34vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14@ Nevada | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-17vs Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-13vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-14vs Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-24@ Air Force | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 17-0vs New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 17-14
at Nevada
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%3 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries19 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
45.7%
322 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
58.7
12 games
Team sack rate
16.2%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Colorado State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, and Jay Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
