Trenton Thompson (defensive back)

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Trenton Thompson
No. 17 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-18) December 18, 1997 (age 26)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Palm Springs (CA)
College: San Diego State
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Interceptions:1
Total tackles:22
Pass deflections:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Trenton Thompson (born December 18, 1997) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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Early life and education

Thompson was born on December 18, 1997, in Palm Springs, California. He attended Palm Springs High School and played three seasons of football there, earning two varsity letters. He helped them compile an overall record of 24–3 in his final two years, leading them to the CIF championship as a senior. At the time of his graduation, Thompson had recorded 219 total tackles, four interceptions, six fumbles forced as well as six blocked kicks. He was graded an 87/100 by 247Sports and was named a three-star recruit by several organizations, being ranked the 15th-best outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com. [1]

Thompson received seven Division I scholarship offers [2] and chose to attend San Diego State University. [1] After missing the first six games of his true freshman season (2016), Thompson played as a backup to Malik Smith [3] in the final eight, recording nine total tackles. [1] The following season, he appeared in three games, making one tackle, before suffering a season-ending injury and redshirting. [1]

As a sophomore in 2018, Thompson appeared in all 13 games, starting in eight, and totaled 57 tackles. [1] He also made one interception, one forced fumble, and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown. [1] He played in 12 games as a junior in 2019 and tallied 44 tackles and a blocked punt. [1] In a COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Thompson made 36 tackles and a blocked kick. [1]

After being given an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19, Thompson opted to return to San Diego State in 2021 and was elected a team captain. [3] [4] In his sixth year with the program, Thompson started 14 games and recorded 44 tackles, three interceptions, and a forced fumble. [1] He also broke up 15 passes, good enough for second in the conference, on his way to being named first-team All-Mountain West. [1] He was also selected second-team All-American by College Football Focus and third-team by Pro Football Network. [1] Thompson finished his college career having played in 57 games, tied for the most in school history with Taylor Hawkins. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		196 lb
(89 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.61 s1.60 s2.65 s4.26 s7.20 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		11 reps
All values from Pro Day [5]

New York Giants

After going unselected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Thompson was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, being given a three-year contract worth $2.572 million. [3] Considered a long shot to make the final roster, he was released on August 30, but later re-signed to the practice squad. [6] He was signed to the active roster on November 23, [7] and made his NFL debut in the Giants' week twelve game against the Dallas Cowboys, [8] appearing on twelve special teams snaps in the loss. [9] Thompson was released afterwards and brought back to the practice squad. [10] [11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023. [12]

On July 25, 2023, Thompson was waived by the Giants. [13]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 2, 2023, Thompson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [15] [16] With injuries to the Steelers’ secondary, Thompson was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on November 11, 2023 ahead of their game against the Green Bay Packers. [17] On November 20, Thompson was promoted to the active roster. [18] Thompson got his first interception against the Cincinnati Bengals on November 26, 2023.

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  2. ↑ "Elite Eleven: No. 7". The Desert Sun . August 21, 2015. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 3 Traina, Patricia (July 12, 2022). "New York Giants Training Camp Player Preview: S Trenton Thompson". Sports Illustrated .
  4. ↑ Garrison, Paul (2021). "Most important players for the Aztecs in 2021: Trenton Thompson". East Village Times .
  5. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Trenton Thompson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ John, Andrew L. (August 30, 2022). "Palm Springs grads Tayler Hawkins, Trenton Thompson added to NFL practice squads". The Desert Sun .
  7. ↑ "Trenton Thompson". sportsforecaster.com.
  8. ↑ "He got the call! Palm Springs grad Trenton Thompson plays for New York Giants". The Desert Sun . November 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Trenton Thompson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  10. ↑ Benton, Dan (November 27, 2022). "Giants waive OL Devery Hamilton, DB Trenton Thompson". Yahoo! Sports .
  11. ↑ Pflum, Chris (November 29, 2022). "Giants roster moves: Devery Hamilton, Quincy Roche, Trenton Thompson added to practice squad". Big Blue View. SB Nation.
  12. ↑ "Giants sign 10 to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ Salomone, Dan (July 25, 2023). "Giants sign OLB Tashawn Bower, waive OLB Elerson Smith (injured), DB Trenton Thompson". Giants.com.
  14. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 2, 2023). "Steelers sign two, place Trice on IR". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 29, 2023). "Steelers trade Green, reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com.
  16. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2023). "Steelers add nine to the practice squad". Steelers.com.
  17. ↑ Kozora, Alex (2023-11-17). "Get To Know Steelers Safety Trenton Thompson - Set To Start Sunday". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  18. ↑ Varley, Teresa (November 20, 2023). "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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