Adam Trick holds the RDE · Starter spot in Texas Tech Red Raiders’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Adam Trick is a 6'4", 250-pound right defensive end from Dayton, Ohio, who transfers to Texas Tech after four seasons at Miami (Ohio). At Wayne High School, he earned first-team All-GWOC honors as a senior with 65 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks. During his junior year at Miami in 2025, Trick started all 13 games and posted 59 tackles (26 solo), 12.5 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks while earning All-MAC first-team recognition. Over three full seasons with the RedHawks, he compiled 102 tackles (41 solo), 18.0 tackles for loss, and 13.0 sacks, adding two interceptions and three forced fumbles. Pro Football Focus graded him 91.3 overall with 67 pressures across 671 defensive snaps in 2025. Trick will use his final season of eligibility with the Red Raiders.

Miami (OH)2022 – 2025

Texas Tech2026 — present