CFB Zeitgeist Score
78
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 93rd percentile.
Kris Trinidad
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
33 TACKLES · 4 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Old Dominion for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- 74% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #102
DE · OLD DOMINION · SUN BELT
Kris Trinidad
- 4
- #43
- 6-5 | 272 lb
- Richmond, VA
Heisman Heat
#13410
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2022
Old Dominion · DE
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2023
Old Dominion · DE
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★
2025
Old Dominion · DE
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Old Dominion
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Kris Trinidad
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Kris Trinidad
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 12g
33Tackles
7Tackles for loss
4Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0.3Sacks
Projected (13g)
36Tackles
7.6Tackles for loss
4.3Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 33): needs 47/game over remaining 1.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 33): needs 67/game over remaining 1.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 4): needs 2/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 4): needs 6/game over remaining 1.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Kris Trinidad is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Old Dominion's defense, with 4.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
33 76th
SOLO
11 60th
TFL
7.0 94th
SACK
4.0 97th
QBH
4 85th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
3 76th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-27@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-6vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-26@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs Liberty | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 24-48@ Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-63@ James Madison | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21vs App State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-6@ UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-0vs Troy | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10@ Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-10vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 24-10@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 33 | 11 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 36 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 21 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 90 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 33 | #1194/4942 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 7.0 | #277/4972 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 4.0 | #169/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 3 | #521/2184 | 76th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 4 | #291/1878 | 85th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 11 | #1855/4584 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Road7g | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Losses3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DE cohort
78All-Conference
Elite: sacks (93rd). Strength: tackles for loss (89th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Kris TrinidadOld DominionRasheem BilesPittsburgh· 72% simJohn MillerUtah State· 71% simCade UluaveCalifornia· 71% sim
Sacks
Tackles for loss
QB hurries
Passes defended
Tackles
Solo tackles
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Versatile End
Holds up against run and pass without a single dominant trait.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Paris Shand’s 2024 season.
Paris Shand
88%match
#2
J.T. Tuimoloau
86%
#3
Dani Dennis-Sutton
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
82%
#4
Nusi Malani
80%
#5
Cade Denhoff
80%
Matches Paris on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle Kennard's senior season at Georgia Tech (2023).
Kyle Kennard
88%match
NagurskiConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 4
#2
Caleb Okechukwu
87%
#3
Jared Ivey
84%
#4
Caiden Woullard
All-MAC
83%
#5
Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei
82%
Matches Kyle on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
38.0%
330 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.4%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
2023
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
2025
Ricky Rahne
Old Dominion
Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRichmond, VA
Height6'5"
Weight272 lb
Class4
PositionDE
Jersey43
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Current teamOld Dominion
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DL |
| 2024 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DL |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Old Dominion | DE4 | #13410 | #13525 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | DE4 | #10034 | #10473 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | DE4 | #11451 | #11964 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Sun Belt |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DE | 4 | No. 43 | 6-5 | 272 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DE | 4 | No. 43 | 6-5 | 272 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DE | 4 | No. 43 | 6-5 | 272 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | DE | 4 | No. 43 | 6-5 | 272 lb | Richmond, VA |