Usage / Role
54%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Clemson
Trenton Simpson
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Trenton Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Trenton Simpson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 22, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Trenton Simpson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 86
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Trenton Simpson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Clemson. Trenton Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Trenton Simpson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · LB
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Mallard Creek · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Mallard Creek · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · LB 188th (top 16%) · ACC 29th (top 5%) · National 303rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 28 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 65 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47.6 |
Related Context
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Trenton Simpson played LB for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Trenton Simpson recorded 158 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Clemson paired 25 primary output with 40.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
35.1
Usage
7.1
Consistency
50.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Furman: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 1. NC State: 0. Boston College: 1. Florida State: 1. Syracuse: 2. Notre Dame: 1. Miami: 5. South Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 8 by 33.3. Furman: 8 by 38.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 43.3. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. Florida State: 8 by 43.3. Syracuse: 2 by 28.3. Notre Dame: 10 by 51.7. Miami: 2 by 58.3. South Carolina: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs South Carolina | L 30-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Miami2+ sacks · Splash game | W 40-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 14-35 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 27-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida State | W 34-28 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Boston College | W 31-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs NC State | W 30-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Wake Forest | W 51-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 48-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Furman | W 35-12 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/6 | @ Georgia Tech | W 41-10 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Trenton Simpson story
Trenton Simpson built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 22, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Trenton Simpson's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Trenton Simpson's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Trenton Simpson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 12.5 | 30.2 | 7.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Clemson | 25 | 40.1 | 9.9 | 12.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 25 | 40.1 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Clemson | 11.5 | 35.1 | 7.1 | -13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisville
Week 10 · W 30-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 12 · W 40-10 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 9 · W 34-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Notre Dame
Week 16 · W 34-10
3
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida State
Week 9 · W 30-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Clemson
25 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage
71.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Clemson
71.4
25 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Clemson
52.1
12.5 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
13
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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