Tom Trieb: DL · North Texas · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tom Trieb
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Thomas Hammock and Seth Littrell. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against SMU — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Texas | 32 | 23 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 32 | 23 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-13@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 10-48vs SMU | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-27vs Texas Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-58@ UNLV | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-27vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-31@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-13@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-14vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-41@ UAB | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-17vs Rice | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-48@ No. 23 UTSA | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 8.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%8 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Seth Littrell
Pass share
44.8%
428 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
68.3
14 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Northern Illinois and North Texas, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Thomas Hammock and Seth Littrell.
