Trysten Hill: DL · UCF · #9.
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Trysten Hill
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at UCF. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Memphis — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17@ UConn | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-36vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-20vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-10@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-40vs Temple | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 35-24vs Navy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-13vs No. 19 Cincinnati | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41vs Memphis | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
 Bowl | L 32-40vs No. 11 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 10.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2018
W 52-40
vs Temple
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Temple at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%10 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries36 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
40.0%
393 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 6 sacks — drafted at #58 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
