Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Trevor Penning was born May 15, 1999, in Clear Lake, Iowa. He redshirted his true freshman season at Northern Iowa. As a redshirt sophomore, Penning started all 15 of UNI's games. He started five games at left tackle and one at right tackle during his redshirt junior season, which was played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Penning entered the 2021 fall season as one of the highest-rated offensive tackle and FCS prospects for the 2022 NFL Draft. Penning's younger brother, Jared, has been the starter next to him on the Panthers' offensive line since his redshirt sophomore season.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Trevor Penning was taken #19 overall by the New Orleans Saints.