Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Roster
Tre Sterling
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sunnyvale, TX
- High School:
- Sunnyvale
2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2020 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
Career Highs
Tackles
TFL
Sacks
Pass Break Ups 1, 9x, last vs. Miami, 2020
Interceptions 1, 3x, last vs. Texas Tech, 2020
Fumbles Recovered 2 vs. Texas Tech, 2020
Developed into one of the top safeties in the Big 12 Conference during his time in Stillwater ... Finished his career with 22 starts and 40 games played, with 161 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, three interceptions, 12 pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and two fumbles recovered.
2021 (Senior): An opening day starter who was limited for the majority of the season ... Made a season high of six tackles in the season opener against Missouri State and played in a limited role against Tulsa before being sidelined for the next eight games ... Returned in a limited role against Texas Tech before missing the Oklahoma game and returning to nearly full strength for the Big 12 Championship game and PlayStation Fiesta Bowl ... Recorded a sack for an eight yard loss in the Big 12 Championship Game ... Finished the year with 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in 15 games played ... Included on the Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list.
2020 (Junior): An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches who was one of OSU’s biggest playmakers throughout the year ... Finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 12 in the FBS with two fumble recoveries, and his 5.1 solo tackles per game ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 40 in the FBS ... Led the team with 12.0 tackles for loss on the season - 3.5 more than any other player ... Finished the year as the team’s third-leading tackler with 74 on the season, behind only linebackers Malcolm Rodriguez and Amen Ogbongbemiga ... His 51 solo stops tied for the second-most on the team and his two interceptions tied for the team lead with safety Kolby Harvell-Peel ... Also credited with four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, a quarterback hurry and half a sack ... Started every game except the regular season finale at Baylor, which he missed due to injury ... One of his best performances of the season came in OSU’s 50-44 win over Texas Tech, as he was responsible for three turnovers during the second half alone, including an interception and two fumble recoveries ... All three forced turnovers ended drives that had gone into Cowboy territory ... His signature play was an interception that he returned 65 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give the Cowboys a 10-point lead ... That play marked OSU’s longest interception return since safety Daytawion Lowe had a 72-yard return against Kansas State in 2013 ... Sterling also finished as OSU’s leader in tackles for loss with 1.5 against TTU and was named OSU’s Defensive Player of the Game ... Also earned OSU’s Defensive Player of the Game honor in OSU win over No. 17 Iowa State as he finished that game with a team-high nine total tackles and team-high two tackles for loss while adding a pass breakup ... Recorded nine or more tackles in six of the 10 games he played ... Had an interception in the final two minutes of the game at Kansas State to secure a 20-18 win in Manhattan ... Served as a game captain against Texas and TCU ... His 13 tackles in the Cheez-It Bowl win over No. 18 Miami marked a career high and tied for a single game high for any Cowboy in 2020 ... Also set a career-high with 2.5 tackles for loss and had a pass breakup.
2019 (Sophomore): Entered the season as a relative unknown with only two career tackles to his name, but established himself as one of the Cowboys’ top defensive players ... An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches ... A starter in 11 of the 12 games in which he played, and the only one he didn’t start came as a result of having to sit out the first half of the Texas A&M game after being penalized for targeting in the second half of the previous contest ... Fourth on the team with 70 tackles ... Second on the team with eight pass breakups ... Honored as OSU’s defensive MVP of the game after posting a game-high seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Kansas State ... Intercepted a pass on the final play of the game to put the cap on Oklahoma State’s 34-27 win over No. 23 Iowa State ... Logged a season-best nine tackles in wins over Oregon State and Iowa State ... Had a sack against Kansas and assisted on a sack against Tulsa ... A leading performer on an Oklahoma State defense that made significant improvement from the previous season ... In 2018, the Cowboys allowed an average of 32.5 points and 452.5 yards per game, but in 2019, those numbers improved to 26.8 points per game and 412.3 yards per game ... The Cowboys of 2019 held each of their final six opponents below their season scoring average.
2018 (Freshman): Played in every game with the bulk of his contributions coming on special teams ... Had two tackles on the year, both of which came on kickoffs during the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri.
2017: Redshirted.
High School: Played for coach John Settle at Sunnyvale, playing a big role on both sides of the ball … Helped guide his team to an 11-1 record as a senior, rushing for 2,081 yards (10.3 yards per carry) and 31 touchdowns with 10 100-yard rushing games on offense while accounting for 63 total tackles, 40 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, four interceptions, one pass break up, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries on defense … Also handled all the punting duties with an average of 36.6 yards and added 300 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 21 receptions, 114 kickoff return yards on three returns (38.0 avg.) and 70 punt return yards on three returns (23.3 avg.) … Scored 37 total touchdowns his last season, scoring via rush, reception, fumble return, interception return and punt return … Earned all-state, all-district, district MVP and team MVP honors for his performance that season … Had a bigger focus on the defensive side as a junior, totaling 192 tackles with 118 solo stops and three tackles for loss, six interceptions with 110 interception return yards, 10 pass break ups, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Ran two interceptions back for touchdowns and also scored via rush, reception, fumble return and punt return … Rushed 67 times for 430 yards and nine touchdowns, made six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown and added 258 kickoff return yards (19.8 avg.) and 122 punt return yards (11.1 avg.) … Had 70 tackles and an interception as a sophomore while still contributing on the offense … Competed on Sunnyvale’s basketball, soccer and track teams as well … Off the field, he made academic all-state and all-district and was involved in the school’s theater program … Ranked as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … ESPN listed him as the No. 66 safety recruit in the country and the No. 138 overall prospect in Texas … Scout tabbed him as the No. 8 safety in Texas and the No. 76 safety in the nation ... Chose Oklahoma State over other offers that included Arkansas State, Army, Colorado State, Navy and Texas State.
Personal: Tre Sterling was born Nov. 5, 1998, in Tyler, Texas … Son of Ron and Suzana Sterling ... Marketing major.
