# Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (born December 24, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He is the son of former NFL linebacker Jeremiah Trotter.

## Early life

Trotter grew up in Hainesport Township, New Jersey and attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl as a senior. Trotter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia Tech, and Michigan State.

## College career

Trotter joined the Clemson Tigers as an early enrollee in January 2021. He played in 13 games as a freshman and finished the season with 22 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. Trotter was named a starter at linebacker entering his sophomore season. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Linebacker of the Week for Week 7 after making 13 tackles in a 34-28 win over Florida State. Trotter finished the season with 89 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble and was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.

### College statistics

| Year | Team | Class | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | Class | GP | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR |
| Clemson Tigers ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Clemson | FR | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Clemson | SO | 14 | 50 | 39 | 89 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Clemson | JR | 12 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | Career | Career | 31 | 113 | 79 | 192 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.82 s | 1.64 s | 2.81 s | 4.40 s | 7.13 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 21 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day ||||||||||||
Trotter was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (155th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 17 games. He had a half-sack, 25 tackles, and one pass defended. He had one tackle in Super Bowl LIX, a 40–22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
* Won the Super Bowl

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | Team | G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 2024 | PHI | 17 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | Career | 17 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Postseason

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2024 | PHI | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Personal life

Trotter is the son of Jeremiah Trotter, a 12-year NFL linebacker. His brother, Josiah, is a linebacker at the University of Missouri and his cousin Terrance Ganaway is a former NFL running back.