Trent Thigpen
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No. 97 – Prospect | |
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Position: | Defensive Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 22, 2035 (aged 29)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) |
Username: | Grimmcrackers |
Career information | |
High school: | Central Catholic |
College: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Trent Thigpen (born March 22, 2035) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks.He played college football for University of Wisconsin–Madison (Wisconsin) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Trent Thigpen was born on March 22, 2035, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, to parents Bonnie the Barbie Barbarian, a world famous female wrestler, and John Thigpen, a volunteer firefighter. Trent has four older sisters who followed in their mother's footsteps and spent his entire childhood ganging up on him as the only boy. Trent played ice hockey from age four to 13 and played for travel or competitive teams that traveled to Canada and Germany. He gave up hockey when his mother got in a fight in the stands with some parents from the other team. Trent also played football throughout his childhood and became passionate about the sport while he was in his mother's womb.
Trent attended Central Catholic High School, where he was a four-year letter-winner in football and also lettered in basketball, baseball, and track and field. He earned the Woodland Mega Super Conference Player of the Year Award his senior year, and first-team All-State, All-County, All-Area, and All-Conference selections as tight end and defensive tackle. He was also named the team's MVP after having five separate performances with multiple turnovers and multiple touchdowns in the same game. During his senior year, Trent accumulated a total of 699 receiving yards, 36 catches, and 15 touchdowns on offense. On defense, he racked up 69 tackles, 6 fumble recoveries, 9 forced fumbles, 12 sacks, and 4 interceptions.
Trent followed in his father's footsteps and competed in the shot put during his senior season, earning first-team All-state selection. He captured the state title in the shot put at the 2053 WIAA Division II Championship, setting a new school record with a throw of 69 ft, 11.5 in.
College career
At the University of Wisconsin, Trent redshirted the 2054 season and was named Wisconsin's Scout Team Player of the Year. In 2055, he played in 13 games as a defensive end. In a game against Hawaii on December 5, 2055, Trent had a career-high of two sacks, three tackles for loss, six tackles, and one quarterback hurry. Trent finished the season with 32 solo tackles, 12 assisted tackles, four and a half sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss, and five passes defended. He also earned his first letter. On November 20, 2056, against Michigan, he recorded his first collegiate interception. Overall, in the 2056 season, Trent played in 13 games and led the team in tackles for loss, quarterback hurries, blocked kicks, and forced fumbles. He finished the season with 42 solo tackles, 20 assisted tackles, 21 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one interception for 15 yards, nine passes defended, and three fumbles forced. He earned the Ronnie Lott Trophy in 2056, voted AP and Sports Illustrated second-team All-American, All-Big Ten first-team, academic All-Big Ten, and was voted the team's MVP.
College career statistics
Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Solo | Assists | TFL | FF/FR | Sacks | Int | PD | Safety | TD | ||||||||||||||
2055 | Wisconsin | 13 | 32 | 12 | 15.5 | 0/0 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2056 | Wisconsin | 13 | 42 | 20 | 21 | 0/0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Career | 26 | 74 | 32 | 36.5 | 0/0 | 11.5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0}
Professional career
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