Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Michigan State
Trenton Gillison
TE • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Trenton Gillison reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Trenton Gillison built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a tight end from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Trenton Gillison's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Trenton Gillison, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan State. Trenton Gillison reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 201
- Receptions
- 18
Quick Answers
Trenton Gillison quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 201
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Pickerington Central · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Pickerington Central · 39 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 5 receiving yards · TE 398th (top 98%) · Big Ten 222nd (top 96%) · National 1,949th (top 96%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 55 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 55 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 21 | Dec 10, 2021 |
Trenton Gillison played TE for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Trenton Gillison recorded 201 receiving yards and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 49 primary output with 67.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Youngstown State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
5
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
5
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Youngstown State
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All Games5 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Youngstown State
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Youngstown State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/11 | vs Youngstown State | W 42-14 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Player Story
Trenton Gillison story
Trenton Gillison built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a tight end from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Trenton Gillison's career was his receiving role: 18 catches and 201 receiving yards across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 37 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Trenton Gillison's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 147 | 59.8 | 10.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 147 | 59.8 | 10.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 49 | 67.3 | 16.5 | -98 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 33.3 | 5 | -44 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
88
Receiving Yards
83.8 takeover
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 11 · L 0-24 · Conference game
23
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 10 · L 7-49 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 57.8 efficiency score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 6 · L 10-34 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
54.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#5
vs Youngstown State
Week 2 · W 42-14
5
Receiving Yards
50 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
5 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Michigan State
49 primary output · 67.3 efficiency · 16.5 usage
63.4
#2
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
55
147 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
55
147 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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