Trevor Denbow: LB · SMU · #16.
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Trevor Denbow
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at SMU: Sonny Dykes and Jim Leavitt. One game to point at: 8 tackles against North Texas — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-12vs North Texas | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-34@ TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24@ Navy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-26vs Tulane | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-44@ Houston | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-28@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-48@ No. 3 Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 56-9
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 47-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups40 tackles · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Leavitt
Pass share
53.0%
466 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 183 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
