Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (born December 24, 2002) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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. He is the son of former

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linebacker

Jeremiah Trotter Jeremiah Trotter (born January 20, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and was se ...

Early life

Trotter grew up in

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and attended

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. He was selected to play in the 2021

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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

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

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(ACC) Linebacker of the Week for Week 7 after making 13 tackles in a 34-28 win over

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. 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

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College statistics

Professional career

Trotter was drafted by the

in the fifth round (155th overall) of the

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. 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

Regular season

Postseason

Personal life

Trotter is the son of

, a 12-year NFL linebacker. His brother, Josiah, is a linebacker at the

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and his cousin Terrance Ganaway is a former NFL running back.

References

External links

Philadelphia Eagles bioClemson Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trotter, Jeremiah Jr. 2002 births Living people People from Hainesport Township, New Jersey Players of American football from Burlington County, New Jersey St. Joseph's Preparatory School alumni American football linebackers Clemson Tigers football players Philadelphia Eagles players