Tight end, Tennessee State (from Michigan State, Youngstown State), 2018–23
Trenton Gillison
Lettered 2019–21 at Michigan State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Pickerington, OH
Trenton Gillison played tight end at Michigan State (2018–21), Youngstown State (2022) and Tennessee State (2023).
Career highs
88receiving yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2019Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 12 | 147 | 12.3 | 0 | 64 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | Youngstown State | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | Tennessee State | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 29 | 297 | 10.2 | 0 | 64 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 9 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Michigan State | 9 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan State | 9 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Youngstown State | 9 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee State | 9 | TE | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 14 | 0.49 | – | – | 6.9 | – |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 6 | 1.05 | – | – | 6.3 | – |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 1 | 0.08 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| 2022 | Youngstown State (FCS) | 4 | 0.59 | – | – | 2.4 | – |
| 2023 | Tennessee State (FCS) | 9 | 0.51 | – | – | 4.6 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Tennessee State 4 games, 8 catches, 66 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at UT Martin | L 10–20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 7 | at Kennesaw State | W 27–20 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Lindenwood | W 43–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Eastern Illinois | L 17–30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, so that game is not listed.
2022 Youngstown State 3 games, 3 catches, 30 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Duquesne | W 31–14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Dayton | W 49–16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 8 | vs. North Dakota | L 30–35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2021 Michigan State 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Youngstown State | W 42–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 Michigan State 2 games, 5 catches, 49 yards
2019 Michigan State 6 games, 12 catches, 147 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs. Indiana | W 40–31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 10–34 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Penn State | L 7–28 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at Michigan | L 10–44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Maryland | W 19–16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | W 27–21 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 64 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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