Safety, San Diego State, 2016–21
Trenton Thompson
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Palm Springs, CA
- Born
- Dec 18, 1997
Trenton Thompson played safety at San Diego State (2016–21).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat UNLV, 2019Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | San Diego State | 56 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | San Diego State | 44 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 35 | 24 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 43 | 29 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Career | 187 | 123 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | San Diego State | 18 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 200 |
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.
Game by game
2021 San Diego State 14 games, 43 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. New Mexico State | W 28–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | at Arizona | W 38–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Utah | W 33–31 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Towson | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. New Mexico | W 31–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at San José State | W 19–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 23 | at Air Force | W 20–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Fresno State | L 20–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | at Hawai’i | W 17–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Nevada | W 23–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at UNLV | W 28–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Boise State | W 27–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Utah State | L 13–46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. UTSA | W 38–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 San Diego State 7 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs.UNLV | W 34–6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs.San José State | L 17–28 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Hawai’i | W 34–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atNevada | L 21–26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at Colorado | L 10–20 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Colorado State | W 29–17 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at BYU | L 14–28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 San Diego State 12 games, 44 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Weber State | W 6–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UCLA | W 23–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atNew Mexico State | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Utah State | L 17–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atColorado State | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Wyoming | W 26–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atSan José State | W 27–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atUNLV | W 20–17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Nevada | L 13–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Fresno State | W 17–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.BYU | W 13–3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Central Michigan | W 48–11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 San Diego State 13 games, 56 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Stanford | L 10–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Sacramento State | W 28–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Arizona State | W 28–21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 23–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atBoise State | W 19–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Air Force | W 21–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.San José State | W 16–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atNevada | L 24–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atNew Mexico | W 31–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.UNLV | L 24–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atFresno State | L 14–23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Hawai’i | L 30–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Ohio | L 0–27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 San Diego State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UC Davis | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 San Diego State 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | vs.San José State | W 42–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atUtah State | W 40–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Hawai’i | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atNevada | W 46–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Colorado State | L 31–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 196 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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