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Jersey Number 82
Trent Thomas
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 254
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- Cottage Hill
- Prev School:
- South Alabama
CAREER
Physical tight end who transfers to Tennessee after spending the 2023-25 seasons at South Alabama … Mobile native enrolled on Rocky Top in January 2026 ... Played in 32 career games with 19 starts (5/5 at UT, 26/13 at South Ala.) … Appeared on 722 offensive plays ... Owns 11 career catches for 84 yards and one touchdown.2026 – SENIOR
Started all six games at TE in his first season at Tennessee, stepping up in place of an injured Ethan Davis ... Pulled in his first career touchdown reception at Arkansas (10/10) in the second quarter, and finished with two catches for eight yards in the 24-17 win ... Made his fifth consecutive start at TE, pulling in one reception for seven yards in win vs. Auburn (10/3) ... Pulled down one reception for 17 yards against Kennesaw State (9/19), as he made his third consecutive start at TE ... Got the start at TE for the second straight game and played 31 snaps in road win at Georgia Tech (9/12) ... Started at TE in his UT debut against Furman (9/5), hauling in two catches for 13 yards.2025 – JUNIOR (SOUTH ALABAMA)
Played in all 12 games with eight starts and saw action on 402 offensive snaps … Had four receptions for 34 yards on the year … Caught one pass for 16 yards at Auburn (9/13) … Hauled in two passes for 12 yards in season finale vs. Texas State (11/29) … Started against Morgan State (8/30), Tulane (9/6), Auburn (9/13), Coastal Carolina (9/20), North Texas (9/27), Troy (10/4), UL-Monroe (11/15) and Texas State (11/29).2024 – SOPHOMORE (SOUTH ALABAMA)
A regular contributor who played in all 13 games with five starts … Solid blocker who contributed in two tight end sets … Played 282 offensive snaps … Caught one pass for five yards on the year, doing so against Louisiana-Lafayette (11/16) … Starts came against North Texas (8/31), App State (9/19), Arkansas State (10/5), UL-Monroe (10/26) and Georgia Southern (11/2).2023 – FRESHMAN (SOUTH ALABAMA)
Enrolled at South Alabama in August 2023 and earned a redshirt during his first season … Played in one game, a 28-0 victory over Marshall (11/18) and did not record any statistics.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
A three-star prospect out of Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile … Ranked the No. 35 prospect in the state of Alabama and No. 40 tight end by 247Sports … Named first team all-state as an edge rusher by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … Tallied 30 receptions for 445 yards and six touchdowns and recorded 130 tackles, 16 sacks, two forced fumbles and two recoveries as a senior … Also played basketball ... Majoring in management ... Instagram handle is @trentthomas82 … X handle is @trent_thomas82Tuesday, October 13
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