Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Stanford
Tristan Sinclair
LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Alamo, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tristan Sinclair shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
98
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Tristan Sinclair built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alamo, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Tristan Sinclair's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Tristan Sinclair, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Stanford. Tristan Sinclair shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 214
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Tristan Sinclair quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · LB
- Career Tackles
- 214
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · San Ramon Valley · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- San Ramon Valley · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 118th (top 10%) · ACC 24th (top 4%) · National 183rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 10 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 77 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 66.2 |
Related Context
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Tristan Sinclair played LB for Stanford. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tristan Sinclair recorded 6 rushing yards and 214 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Stanford paired 14.5 primary output with 42.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cal Poly
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
42.3
Usage
11.4
Consistency
27.8
Best Game by takeover score
Cal Poly
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 3.5. Cal Poly: 3.5. Syracuse: 2. Clemson: 2. Virginia Tech: 0.5. Notre Dame: 0. SMU: 0. Wake Forest: 0. NC State: 0. California: 3. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 5 by 55.8. Cal Poly: 6 by 60. Syracuse: 8 by 53.3. Clemson: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 12 by 55. Notre Dame: 6 by 25. SMU: 12 by 50. Wake Forest: 9 by 37.5. NC State: 2 by 8.3. California: 9 by 67.5. San José State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 2 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 9 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cal Poly
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ San José State | L 31-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 21-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ NC State | L 28-59 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Wake Forest | L 24-27 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs SMU10+ tackles | L 10-40 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-49 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Virginia Tech10+ tackles | L 7-31 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 14-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/20 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 26-24 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Cal PolySplash game | W 41-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs TCUSplash game | L 27-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tristan Sinclair story
Tristan Sinclair built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alamo, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Tristan Sinclair's career was his defensive production: 214 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tristan Sinclair's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 2 | 16.4 | 3.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 1.5 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 2.5 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Stanford | 10 | 33.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 14.5 | 42.3 | 11.4 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 12 · L 15-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Cal Poly
Week 2 · W 41-7
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
vs TCU
Week 1 · L 27-34
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 13 · L 21-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 8 · L 7-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Stanford
14.5 primary output · 42.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage
66.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Stanford
52.2
10 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Stanford
31.9
2 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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