Defensive back, Maryland, 2021–24
Dante Trader Jr.
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 196 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Delmar, DE
- Born
- Feb 13, 2003
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Dante Trader Jr. played defensive back at Maryland (2021–24). The Miami Dolphins took Trader in round 5, No. 155 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at Virginia, 20242interceptions, career highat Nebraska, 2023Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Maryland | 12 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Maryland | 12 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 12 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Maryland | 12 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 196 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Maryland 10 games, 59 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UConn | W 50–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Michigan State | L 24–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Virginia | W 27–13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Villanova | W 38–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Indiana | L 28–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Minnesota | L 23–48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Oregon | L 18–39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Rutgers | L 17–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Iowa | L 13–29 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Penn State | L 7–44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Maryland 11 games, 53 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Towson | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atMichigan State | W 31–9 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Indiana | W 44–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | L 27–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Penn State | L 15–51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Michigan | L 24–31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 42–24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Maryland 12 games, 58 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Buffalo | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atCharlotte | W 56–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. SMU | W 34–27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan | L 27–34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Purdue | L 29–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atIndiana | W 38–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Northwestern | W 31–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Wisconsin | L 10–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atPenn State | L 0–30 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Ohio State | L 30–43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rutgers | W 37–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Maryland 7 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Howard | W 62–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Iowa | L 14–51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atOhio State | L 17–66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atMinnesota | L 16–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Michigan | L 18–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 54–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ | |
| Weight | 196 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 20 | 80 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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