LB Trent Whalen signs with Arkansas

Kyle Parkinson April 18, 2025

Linebacker | 6-3 | 235 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Arbor View HS / Southern Utah / Kent State

At Kent State
2025 (SPRING): Spent the spring at Kent State after transferring from Southern Utah.

At Southern Utah
2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Totaled 46 tackles over nine games with 5.5 tackles for loss … Made two stops, including a TFL, in season opener vs. UC Davis (Sept. 14) … Logged a season-best nine tackles at Austin Peay (Sept. 28), including a tackle for loss … Recorded five solo tackles and six total vs. Tarleton State (Oct. 5) … Picked up a pair of tackles vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 12) … Had six stops and one tackle for loss at West Georgia (Oct. 26) … Matched his season-best with nine tackles, including a half sack and half tackle for loss, at Abilene Christian (Nov. 2) … Made four stops vs. North Alabama (Nov. 9) … Recorded five tackles with a half tackle for loss at Central Arkansas (Nov. 16) … Logged three stops in his final game of the season vs. Utah Tech (Nov. 23).

2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Redshirted after playing in just two games … Recorded two tackles at Arizona State (Aug. 31) before seeing action at BYU (Sept. 9).

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Produced a career-high 51 tackles in 10 games, including seven tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble … Recorded five or more tackles in six games … Opened the season with five stops vs. St. Thomas (MN) (Sept. 1) … Logged four tackles and forced a fumble at Utah (Sept. 10) … Picked up his first TFL of the season at Western Illinois (Sept. 17) … Wreaked havoc with a career-best three tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks, vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 24) … Made four tackles at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 1) … Three tackles at Abilene Christian (Oct. 14) … Posted a career-high 18 tackles vs. Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 22) and followed up with 10 stops and 1.5 tackles for loss in the next game at Utah Tech (Nov. 5).

2021 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in nine games for the Thunderbirds, racking up 20 total tackles … Finished the season strong with six tackles at Idaho (Nov. 6) followed by five tackles, including a sack, vs. Weber State (Nov. 13).

2021 Spring (FRESHMAN): Played in two games in the spring season of 2021 … Made four tackles during the spring season … Recorded three stops and a sack vs. Northern Arizona … Earned Big Sky All-Academic Team.