Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#2
Trey White
5th-year linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 250 lb · San Diego, CA · Eastlake
CFB Index 80 · #47 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred San Diego State → Texas Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Houston
Statement game5 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksvs Hawai'i (FBS) · W 27-24
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5th-year linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2022.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Texas Tech in 2026.
- Trey White commits to USC (Aug 16) Reported
In Their Words
197 windows · 2026 fan posts
trick×457.9trey×79.6adam×56.4tech×9.5
“He'll do good things and I'm very excited to have him back, but the backfield is too crowded for his stats to be "great" (barring injuries). I think the Texas Tech answer is edges White and Trick.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Trey White
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Trey White has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. All-Mountain West in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Houston — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Eastlake
202411 games
- All-Mountain Westfirst
202512 games
- All-Mountain Westfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025San Diego State
2026Texas Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 47 | 30 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 56 | 37 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 13 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 118 | 76 | 32.0 | 20.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–26
vs Houston
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With W. Hammond — 257 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.5 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · W. Karoll — 58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026Texas Tech3-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.7%
90 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,894 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a 5th-year.
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quinn Roff’s 2021 season.
86%match
Matches Quinn on
Weight
Sack rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nuer Gatkuoth's junior season at Wake Forest (2025).
83%match
Matches Nuer on
Sack rate
Weight
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Player DNA
Players who play like Trey White
Background
CAREER HONORS All-Mountain West First Team (2025, Jr.) Bednarik Award Watch List (2025, Jr.) Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2025, Jr.) Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year (2025, Jr.) All-Mountain West First Team (2024, So.) Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-America (2024, So....
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #2Trey White47 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology