Quarterback, South Alabama, 2018–⁠23

Desmond Trotter

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Irondale, AL

Desmond Trotter played quarterback at South Alabama (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

299passing yards, career highat Southern Miss, 20204touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Texas State, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019South Alabama569757.78208.582
2020South Alabama16024764.81,9177.8114
2021South Alabama6110458.75965.753
2022South Alabama152075.01447.200
2023South Alabama294170.73518.652
Career32150963.13,8287.52911

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019South Alabama611983.2025
2020South Alabama8430.0224
2021South Alabama32541.7111
2022South Alabama6274.5018
2023South Alabama14553.9117
Career1973371.7425

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019South Alabama1QBYr 1
2020South Alabama1QBYr 2
2021South Alabama1QBYr 3
2022South Alabama1QBYr 4
2023South Alabama1QBSr. (Yr 5)6′3″220

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2019South Alabama1560.2855th (n=155)0.2744.137%0.380.07
2020South Alabama3300.1927th (n=116)0.2763.447%0.250.13
2021South Alabama1320.17––22.637%0.29–
2022South Alabama260.40––10.37%––
2023South Alabama500.46––22.823%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 South Alabama 3 games, 351 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 18vs.MarshallW 28–⁠023200013
Nov 25atTexas StateL 44–⁠5218212164115
Dec 23 ✦atEastern MichiganW 59–⁠109171151127
2022 South Alabama 5 games, 144 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.NichollsW 48–⁠79107200−4
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠143436009
Nov 19atSouthern MissW 27–⁠2024190018
Nov 26vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠20–––––14
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 23–⁠44121700−10
2021 South Alabama 5 games, 596 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠141216001
Oct 30vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠13–––––−3
Nov 6atTroyL 24–⁠3120321382143
Nov 13atApp StateL 7–⁠312138226123
Nov 20atTennesseeL 14–⁠6019322162010
2020 South Alabama 10 games, 1,917 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atSouthern MissW 32–⁠2116272992241
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 24–⁠274774004
Oct 17vs.Texas StateW 30–⁠201822187104
Oct 24vs.UL MonroeW 38–⁠148121843033
Oct 29atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠24202720020−5
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaL 6–⁠23233124300−21
Nov 14atLouisianaL 10–⁠38152813311−13
Nov 21vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠31254321100−3
Nov 28atArkansas StateW 38–⁠31162224220−13
Dec 5vs.TroyL 0–⁠29152814401−24
2019 South Alabama 7 games, 820 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21atUABL 3–⁠35010003
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 17–⁠20–––––2
Oct 26vs.App StateL 3–⁠30384300−1
Nov 9atTexas StateL 28–⁠3013171642034
Nov 16vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠378151160065
Nov 23atGeorgia StateL 15–⁠2812252182137
Nov 29vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠3020312794158

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′3″
Weight223 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′2″
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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