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Trenton Simpson

LB · Clemson · Jr. · #22

Baltimore — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 23, #86 overall

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Trenton Simpson

LB · Clemson · Jr · #22

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#26 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #86

Baltimore · 2023

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 4th NFL season

#86Rd 3 · Pick 23

BaltimoreEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Clemson	65	36	3.0	2.5	3	--	--
2021	Clemson	65	41	12.0	6.0	2	--	--
Career		130	77	15.0	8.5	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 51–45

at Wake Forest

8 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kieren Douglas’s 2021 season.

Kieren Douglas

71%match

Purdue · 2021

Quavaris Crouch

Michigan State · 2021

68%

Trevor Brohard

New Mexico State · 2022

67%

Geoff Cantin-Arku

Memphis · 2022

67%

Junior Colson

Michigan · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

66%

Matches Kieren on

Solo tackle rate

Differs from Kieren on

Hurry rate (higher)

PD rate (higher)

Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drayk Bowen's junior season at Notre Dame (2025).

Drayk Bowen

83%match

Notre Dame · 2025

Anthony Hill Jr.

Texas · 2025

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 28

79%

Shemar James

Florida · 2024

NFL Rd 5

79%

Xe'Ree Alexander

Washington · 2025

78%

Kyle Efford

Georgia Tech · 2024

78%

Matches Drayk on

Weight

TFL rate

Sack rate