Thompson quarterback Trent Seaborn has started 31 games in high school career.

He still has two years left to play for the Warriors.

Seaborn’s first start came in the first round of the 2022 playoffs against Huntsville. He threw for four touchdowns in a 34-0 victory. Three weeks later, he was MVP of the Class 7A state championship game as an eighth grader.

“It’s definitely been a long time,” Seaborn said last week at the Foley 7-on-7 event. “A lot has happened since then. I definitely thank my teammates and my coaches for all the growth and improvement I’ve made. They’ve been with me every step of the way, and I can’t thank them enough.”

The 6-foot-1 Seaborn is now one of the top juniors in the state and top quarterbacks in the nation. The On3 Industry Rankings have him as the No. 10 junior prospect in Alabama and the No. 16 quarterback in the nation.

His college offers already include South Carolina, Auburn, Alabama, Oregon, Maryland, Ole Miss, North Carolina and Tennessee, but he told AL.com this week that a decision is likely not close.

“I haven’t really narrowed it down all that much,” he said. “I’m still trying to see a variety of schools and coaches. I’ve been able to go to different places this spring and summer and got to meet a lot of different people and see a lot of different places. I don’t really have a decision yet or really a timeframe either. I’m just trying to take it one step at a time and trust God in what He has for me in the process.”

One of the campuses Seaborn visited recently was Alabama where he and his teammates took part in a 7-on-7 event. After the tournament, he was re-offered by the Crimson Tide.

“I got to talk to coach (Kalen) DeBoer and coach (Nick) Sheridan (co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach) and got to meet coach (Ryan) Grubb (offensive coordinator) for the first time,” Seaborn said. “I really like the coaches up there. I think it’s only uphill for them. I think they have a great season ahead of them. They have a really great quarterback room, and I’m excited to see what they do.”

Seaborn was a first-team Class 7A All-State selection a year ago as a sophomore and one of three finalists for Back of the Year, an award won by former teammate Anquon Fegans.

He completed 210 of 328 passes for 2,738 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was intercepted seven times. Seaborn led the Warriors to an 11-3 record and another Class 7A state championship – his second as the team’s starting quarterback. He threw a pair of TD passes in a 21-7 win over Central-Phenix City in the title game.

“Right now, he’s where most kids start their high school careers as far as playing in big games,” Thompson coach Mark Freeman said of Seaborn. “His stats are true because he is playing against big-time guys every week. When you are playing in 7A football, there are just more athletes and the windows to throw in are tighter. I think it matters.”

Seaborn is 26-5 as a starting quarterback and has played in three state championship games already. During Seaborn’s tenure as a starter, Thompson has lost to Class 6A power Clay-Chalkville twice, once each to perennial 7A title contenders Central-Phenix City and Hoover and once to national power Grayson, Ga.

The five losses came by a total of 8 points. The three losses a year ago (Grayson, Clay, Hoover) all came by 1 point and all in overtime. If Thompson plays 14 games in 2025 and 2026 and Seaborn stays healthy, he could finish his career with 59 starts in 7A football.

“That’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?” Freeman asked, rhetorically.

Freeman said work ethic and commitment are two things that separate Seaborn from other quarterbacks.

“He has a rare dedication to be really great and exceptional,” Freeman said. “His character is outstanding. He doesn’t have periods in life where he is out doing something he shouldn’t. He doesn’t have a lot of distractions in his life because he is so focused on the end of the journey and what he wants to accomplish. His parents have done a good job raising him. God has His hand on him and has a plan for him.”

Seaborn and his family are still weighing options on what college that plan might include.

“Obviously, I’m looking for an offense I see myself fitting in, something I’m comfortable with,” he said. “Away from a schematic standout, also from a cultural standpoint, am I going to a school that will not only develop me on the field but off the field as a person and a human being? I want to be in a lockerroom where we are all working to the same goal, which hopefully is a national championship and also to be great dads, brothers and husbands in the future.”

Thompson opens the 2025 season at home on Aug. 21 against Carver-Montgomery before traveling to Grayson, Ga., in Week 2.