Player Career

Tristan Sinclair Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonStanford216.43.9
2020 Regular SeasonStanford0-2
2021 Regular SeasonStanford1.513.22.81.5
2022 Regular SeasonStanford2.519.94.91
2023 Regular SeasonStanford1033.78.77.5
2024 Regular SeasonStanford14.542.311.44.5

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