Trenton Hatfield

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 203
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
Prev School:
Illinois State
High School:
Central HS

2021: Competed in all 13 games on special teams and in the secondary ... first action as a Cardinal came in the season opener vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2) ... made two tackles and picked off a pass vs. Army (Oct. 2) ... also saw action in all eight MAC games.

PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Played three seasons at Illinois State after redshirting as a true freshman … appeared in all 26 games over the 2018 and 2019 seasons and two of the four games in the Redbirds' shortened 2021 spring campaign … spent time at quarterback, running back and on special teams in addition to his work at safety … helped Illinois State to the FCS quarterfinals in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter as a quarterback at Muncie Central … played for head coach Adam Morris … set school career records for total yards (7,062), passing yards (5,503) and total touchdowns (57) … an all-state and three-time All-North Central Conference selection … chosen to play in the Blue-Grey High School All-American Game as a senior … East Central Indiana Athlete of the Year by the Star Press … team captain … racked up 3,503 yards of total offense with 32 total touchdowns as a senior … helped lead Central to the most wins in school history and its first playoff win in 11 years … named MVP at the Best of the Midwest Combine and the Preps 2 Prospects Showcase before his senior season … named a top-five quarterback at the Nike Elite II Regionals … also a four-year letterwinner in basketball, earning IBCA Top 100 underclassmen honors as a junior … member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society … honor roll every semester.

PERSONAL: Son of Lynne and Dr. Bob Hatfield … the youngest of six children … mother, Lynne, played volleyball at Florida State, and father, Bob, played football at Wabash … grandfather, Ted Fullhart, played basketball at Ball State, and brother-in-law, Darius Hill, played football for the Cardinals.