Trenton Thompson

Trenton Thompson (born December 18, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs and was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in .

Early life and college Thompson was born on December 18, 1997, in Palm Springs, California. He attended Palm Springs High School and played three seasons of football there, earning two varsity letters. He helped them compile an overall record of 24–3 in his final two years, leading them to the CIF championship as a senior. At the time of his graduation, Thompson had recorded 219 total tackles, four interceptions, six fumbles forced as well as six blocked kicks. He was graded an 87/100 by 247Sports and was named a three-star recruit by several organizations, being ranked the 15th-best outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com.

Thompson received seven Division I scholarship offers and chose to attend San Diego State University. in the final eight, recording nine total tackles. In his sixth year with the program, Thompson started 14 games and recorded 44 tackles, three interceptions, and a forced fumble.

New York Giants After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Thompson was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, being given a three-year contract worth $2.572 million. He was signed to the active roster on November 23, and made his NFL debut in the Giants' week twelve game against the Dallas Cowboys, appearing on twelve special teams snaps in the loss. Thompson was released afterwards and brought back to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023.

On July 25, 2023, Thompson was waived by the Giants.

Pittsburgh Steelers On August 2, 2023, Thompson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. With injuries to the Steelers’ secondary, Thompson was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on November 11, 2023 ahead of their game against the Green Bay Packers. On November 20, Thompson was promoted to the active roster. Thompson got his first interception against the Cincinnati Bengals on November 26, 2023. He was waived on June 19, 2024.

Thompson announced his retirement from the NFL on January 11, 2025 via his Instagram.