Trey Lathan
Trey Lathan
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Lance Leipold. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Iowa State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 86 | 51 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 79 | 40 | 9.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 27 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 6 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 198 | 102 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
2 TFL · 2 SOLO · 4 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Jefferson’s 2025 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamari Wilson's senior season at Memphis (2025).
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Background
Career Honors: 2025: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. 2025: Started all 12 games at linebacker... Led Kansas with 86 total tackles (51 solo, 35 assisted), 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, five pass breakups, one interception, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble... Was named All-Big 12 Honora...