Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
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Trent Thomas
Junior tight end for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 252 lb · Mobile, AL · Cottage Hill
Transferred South Alabama → Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 6.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 13 yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2023.
- Transferred from South Alabama to Tennessee in 2026.
Trent Thomas
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 13 rec yds, 2 receptions against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Cottage Hill Christian Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee
2025South Alabama
2026Tennessee
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 13.0 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
2 rec · 13 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
Background
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 ... At South Alabama, played in 26 games with 13 starts and recorded five catches for 39 yards and no touchdowns … Appeared on 691 offensi...
The tight end room · Tennessee
- Ethan Davis257 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Dasaahn Brame63 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Trent Thomas34 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Cole Harrison17 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Drake Martinez3 games · 2025
1 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology