Linebacker, Missouri (from West Virginia), 2023–25
Josiah Trotter
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Class (2025)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- Apr 15, 2005
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Josiah Trotter played linebacker at West Virginia (2023–24) and Missouri (2025). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Trotter in round 2, No. 46 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Oklahoma, 2025Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 93 | 37 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 84 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Career | 177 | 80 | 17 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia | 40 | LB | RS | ||
| 2024 | West Virginia | 40 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Missouri | 40 | LB | So. | 6′2″ | 237 |
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
2025 Missouri 12 games, 84 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 61–6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kansas | W 42–31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Louisiana | W 52–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. South Carolina | W 29–20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Massachusetts | W 42–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Alabama | L 24–27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Auburn | W 23–17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Vanderbilt | L 10–17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Texas A&M | L 17–38 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Mississippi State | W 49–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Oklahoma | L 6–17 | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Arkansas | W 31–17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 West Virginia 12 games, 93 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Penn State | L 12–34 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UAlbany | W 49–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–38 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Kansas | W 32–28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Oklahoma State | W 38–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Iowa State | L 16–28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Kansas State | L 18–45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Arizona | W 31–26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Cincinnati | W 31–24 | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Baylor | L 35–49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UCF | W 31–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Texas Tech | L 15–52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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