Linebacker, Clemson, 2021–23
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hainesport, NJ
- Born
- Dec 24, 2002
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. played linebacker at Clemson (2021–23). The Philadelphia Eagles took Trotter in round 5, No. 155 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Florida State, 20223sacks, career highvs. North Carolina, 2022All-America: ESPN 2023; Sports Illustrated 2023
Team titles: ACC champions, 2022
Defense
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
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
2023 Clemson 12 games, 79 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Duke | L 7–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 66–17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida State | L 24–31 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Syracuse | W 31–14 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Wake Forest | W 17–12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 20–28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–23 | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Carolina | W 31–20 | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at South Carolina | W 16–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Clemson 13 games, 80 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Furman | W 35–12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atWake Forest | W 51–45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.NC State | W 30–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Boston College | W 31–3 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | W 34–28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Syracuse | W 27–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNotre Dame | L 14–35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Louisville | W 31–16 | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Miami | W 40–10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | L 30–31 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 5 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UConn | W 44–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSouth Carolina | W 30–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | W 20–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 228 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″W | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.13 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 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).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 27 | 75 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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