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Trenton Simpson

Clemson · Linebacker · 2020-22

TKL
158
TFL
22
SACKS
13

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2022, Simpson recorded 158 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks.

Simpson was the No. 86 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 17th-highest linebacker rating at Clemson since 1990 and No. 107 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2023
    • No. 86 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Trenton Simpson season-by-season statistics at Clemson
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
2020286.540
2021651262
20226532.53
Total15821.512.55

Seasons with tracked stats at Clemson. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Clemson Teammates

  1. 93Trevor Lawrence2018-20QB
  2. 90Travis Etienne2017-20RB
  3. 80Jeremiah Trotter Jr.2021-23LB
  4. 80Will Shipley2021-23RB
  5. 75Cade Klubnik2022-25QB
  6. 75T.J. Parker2023-25EDGE
  7. 74Barrett Carter2021-24LB
  8. 72Cornell Powell2016-20WR
  9. 72Baylon Spector2018-21LB
  10. 71Ruke Orhorhoro2019-23EDGE

Full Clemson all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  7. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  8. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Trenton Simpson) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.