#54  Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Talented All-America linebacker and NFL legacy who entered 2023 credited with 114 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, seven pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception (which he returned 35 yards for a touchdown) in 737 defensive snaps over 27 career games (14 starts).

2023: Recorded a team-high nine tackles (1.5 for loss) and a forced fumble at Duke … made four tackles (one for loss) vs. Charleston Southern … added four tackles (one for loss) vs. Florida Atlantic … recorded six tackles (1.5 for loss) and a sack vs. No. 4 Florida State … compiled a team-high-tying seven tackles (0.5 for loss), a half-sack, a pass breakup and his first interception of the season at Syracuse.

2022: Earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press … third-team All-America and second-team All-ACC selection by Pro Football Focus … second-team All-ACC selection by College Football Network and Phil Steele … led team in tackles (92) and tackles for loss (13.5), tied for the team lead in sacks (6.5) and added six pass breakups, a forced fumble and an interception (returned 35 yards for a touchdown) in 678 defensive snaps over 14 games (all starts) … was one of only three Power Five players in 2022 to reach at least 13 tackles for loss, six sacks and return an interception for a touchdown, joining two-time Nagurski Award winner Will Anderson Jr. of Alabama and national championship participant Dee Winters of TCU; Trotter was the only member of that trio to also produce a forced fumble … recorded five tackles (0.5 for loss), a half-sack and a pass breakup at Georgia Tech … contributed a tackle for loss vs. Furman … added four tackles, a pass breakup and his first career interception vs. Louisiana Tech … made three tackles at No. 21 Wake Forest … credited with two tackles vs. No. 10 NC State … contributed three tackles (1.5 for loss) and two pass breakups at Boston College … credited with a career-high 13 tackles (one for loss) at Florida State, collecting ACC Linebacker of the Week and team defensive player of the game honors … contributed seven tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. No. 14 Syracuse … made seven tackles at Notre Dame … credited with a team-high 11 tackles (0.5 for loss) and his first career forced fumble vs. Louisville … recorded a team-high nine tackles (one for loss), a sack and a pass breakup vs. Miami (Fla.) to collect team defensive player of the game honors … notched nine tackles (3.0 for loss) with a then-career-high 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup and an interception he returned 35 yards for a touchdown vs. South Carolina … set an ACC Championship Game record with 3.0 sacks among his team-high-tying nine tackles vs. No. 24 North Carolina … accrued nine tackles (1.5 for loss) in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee.

Jeremiah Trotter played just 59 snaps in 2021, then made 2nd Team AP AA in '22. That is fewest snaps for a CU player year before making an AA team (excluding Fr. Anthony Simmons and Sammy Watkin). Previous record was 176 snaps by Keith Adams in 1998 before making AA I'm 1999.
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— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) December 12, 2022

2021: Credited with 22 tackles (one for loss) and one sack over 13 games including 59 defensive snaps … ACC Honor Roll selection … made Clemson debut on special teams vs. No. 5 Georgia … added five tackles and his first career sack vs. SC State … made one special teams tackle at Syracuse and at No. 23 Pitt … added another special team stop at Louisville … contributed four tackles vs. UConn … made one tackle vs. No. 13 Wake Forest … added three tackles including the final stop on the Clemson three-yard line to preserve a shutout at South Carolina … closed the year with six tackles against Iowa State.

One of a kind fr💯 https://t.co/3lKXefUZPC

— Marvin Harrison Jr. (@MarvHarrisonJr) May 24, 2023

Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 7 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, including ranks as the nation’s No. 1 linebacker and the top player in Pennsylvania … ranked No. 30 by 247Sports, including being listed as the country’s top inside linebacker and the second-best player in Pennsylvania … ranked No. 106 by Rivals.com … five-star prospect according to ESPN.com … PrepStar five-star recruit and Top 150 Dream Team selection who ranked as the nation’s No. 23 recruit, including as the No. 1 linebacker prospect and No. 1 player in Pennsylvania … Clemson’s highest-rated player in the 2021 class by ESPN.com and its second-highest by 247Sports … ​invited to play in both the Under Armour All-America Game and the All-American Bowl … helped lead St. Joseph’s to a No. 3 national ranking according to USA Today … helped team win two straight 6A state championships, including 2020, when the team won its championship game, 62-13 … missed nine games as a junior with a broken arm … committed to Clemson on Sept. 7, 2019 … recruited by Mike Reed and Brent Venables … Trotter Jr. played for Tim Roken at St. Joseph’s Prep.

Personal: Criminal justice major … enrolled at Clemson in January 2021 … completed a microinternship with Cisco in spring 2022 … wore No. 54 in high school, the same number as his father, Jeremiah Trotter, Sr., a four-time Pro Bowler who played 12 NFL seasons for the Eagles, Redskins and Buccaneers from 1998-2009 … born Dec. 24, 2002.

Note: Tackle stats in the bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the table below reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.