Rick D'Abreu
Rick D'Abreu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Rick D'Abreu has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Iowa State — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TCU | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 30 | 15 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 20 | 10.5 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Justin Rhodes’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Carter's graduate season at Texas State (2025).
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