2021 Football Roster

21 Elijah Trent

  • Class Senior
  • Position WR
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Rockville, Md.
  • Highschool Thomas Wootton

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Spring 2020

Villanova: Making the move from defensive back to wide receiver in 2021 … Possesses good athleticism … Has quality football instincts.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Saw playing time in the game against Maine and made two tackles; at Maine (4/3): Credited with two solo tackles in the team’s 44-17 road win over the Black Bears.
 
2019: Played in 12 games with 10 starts on the year … Recorded 40 total tackles, including 32 solo stops and eight assisted tackles … Tallied three interceptions and had 68 returns yards with one pick-six … Recorded two tackles for loss and five pass breakups; at Colgate (8/24): Registered two total tackles (one solo, one assisted) and had a four-yard tackle for loss in the season opener; Lehigh (9/7): Scored his first career touchdown on a 37-yard pick-six in the home opener … Recorded a solo tackle and two assisted stops in the game to along with his 37-yard interception return; at Bucknell (9/14): Registered a career-high nine tackles and a career-high three pass breakups in a road win over the Bison … Tallied six solo tackles and three assisted stops while being credited with one tackle for loss; at Towson (9/21): Recorded four solo tackles and his second interception of the season which he returned for two yards in an overtime road win over the fifth-ranked Tigers; Maine (9/28): Tallied a solo tackle and his third interception in four games which he returned for 29 yards against the Black Bears; at William & Mary (10/5): Registered four solo tackles; at James Madison (10/12): Had two solo tackles; Stony Brook (10/26): Tallied six total tackles with four solo stops and two assisted tackles; at New Hampshire (11/2): Notched his fourth game of the season with four solo tackles; Richmond (11/9): Made two solo tackles and had a pass breakup; Delaware (11/23): Registered three solo tackles in a 55-33 win over Delaware in the annual ‘Battle of the Blue’ rivalry game.
 
2018: Had a strong season in the Wildcats secondary as a true freshman and played in 10 games with one start … Recorded 21 total tackles on the year, including 12 solo stops and nine assisted tackles … Grabbed two interceptions and had one pass breakup; at Temple (9/1): Sealed the 19-17 win over FBS foe Temple in the season opener at Lincoln Financial Field with a late interception at the Owls own 30-yard line with 1:12 left to play … Was making his collegiate debut in the contest and also had a solo tackle earlier in the game; Towson (9/15): Registered a solo tackle and an assisted stop in the Wildcats home opener; Bucknell (9/22): Recorded his second interception of the season in a home win over the Bison; at Stony Brook (9/29): Tallied three tackles, including two solo stops and an assisted tackle; at Maine (10/6): Made five total tackles in the game, including one solo stop and a season-high four assisted tackles; James Madison (10/13): Made his first career start and had a season-high seven total tackles … His five solo tackles in the game were also a season high and he added two assisted stops; New Hampshire (10/27): Credited with one solo tackle; at Richmond (11/3): Made one solo tackle and one assisted stop in a 45-21 win.
 
Thomas Wootton High School: Earned four varsity letters in football and was his team’s MVP … Was an all-county performer … Scholastic stats included 76 receptions for 1,203 yards and 14 touchdowns.
 
Personal: Born 3/17/00 … One of four children raised by mother Ghiante and stepfather Dr. Craig Smith … Father is Terrell Trent.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2018Freshman

    DB
    6'2" 180 lbs
    30
  • 21

    2019Sophomore

    DB
    6'3" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020Junior

    DB
    6'3" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021Senior

    WR
    6'3" 195 lbs
    21