Trimarcus Cheeks: LB · Houston · #30.
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Trimarcus Cheeks
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Arrived at Houston from Samford. On tape: 4 tackles against UTSA, Week 1, 2023.
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
19 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
11%2 pass breakups19 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
53.4%
406 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 54 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
