Education
Trinca-Pasat attended Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago, where he was a four-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball, track, and volleyball.
Trinca-Pasat attended Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago, where he was a four-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball, track, and volleyball.
He played college football for the University of Iowa. He was an All-conference and Academic All-state selection during his time there. He didn"t start playing tackle until his freshman year of college and previously played tight end, linebacker, and wide receiver.
Pasat was also a team captain as a senior and earned team Most Valuable Player honors.
He helped Lane to the 2008 Chicago Public League football championship with former teammate Laken Tomlinson. He was named Most Valuable Player of the CPS football.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Pasat was listed as the Number. 45 defensive end prospect in the class of 2010.
He chose Iowa Hawkeyes over offers from Wisconsin, Michigan State and Stanford.
He was redshirted as a true freshman at the University of Iowa in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Trinca-Pasat didn"t get much playing time due to the fact he was still developing and improving his technique. Trinca-Pasat notched 40 tackles as sophomore in 2012.
He has started all 38 games over the past three seasons.
He has recorded a career-best 69 tackles in 2014, including 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as a redshirt senior. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2013 and earned 2nd Team All-Big Ten in 2014.
He also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Saint Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Trinca-Pasat went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.
On May 4, 2015, he signed a free-agent contract with the Saint Louis Rams.