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#54  Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Position:
LB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Class:
Fr.
Hometown:
Hainesport, N.J.
High School:
St. Joseph's (Pa.) Preparatory School

NFL legacy who made his own name as a multi-time All-America linebacker for the Tigers ... finished his Clemson career credited with 202 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 13 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and four interceptions (including two returned for touchdowns) in 1,413 snaps over 39 career games (26 starts) from 2021-23 ... exited Clemson as one of only 14 FBS players in the last 20 seasons to record 10+ sacks, 4+ interceptions, 3+ forced fumbles and multiple pick-sixes; he was one of four (UCLA's Akeem Ayers, Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon and Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh) to accomplish the feat in a Power Five conference ... became the sixth Butkus Award finalist in program history ... started 26 consecutive games at middle linebacker in 2022-23.

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NFL legacy who made his own name as a multi-time All-America linebacker for the Tigers … finished his Clemson career credited with 202 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 13 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and four interceptions (including two returned for touchdowns) in 1,413 snaps over 39 career games (26 starts) from 2021-23 … became Clemson’s first multi-time All-American at linebacker since Keith Adams in the 1999 and 2000 seasons … exited Clemson as one of only 14 FBS players in the last 20 seasons to record 10+ sacks, 4+ interceptions, 3+ forced fumbles and multiple pick-sixes; he was one of four (UCLA’s Akeem Ayers, Missouri’s Sean Weatherspoon and Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh) to accomplish the feat in a Power Five conference … became the sixth Butkus Award finalist in program history … started 26 consecutive games at middle linebacker in 2022-23.

2023: Butkus Award finalist, joining Isaiah Simmons (2019), Tre Lamar (2018), Dorian O’Daniel (2017), Keith Adams (2000) and Levon Kirkland (1990) to become the sixth Butkus finalist in school history … Bednarik Award semifinalist … first-team All-America selection by ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Action Network … second-team All-America selection by the AFCA, AP, Phil Steele, Sporting News, USA Today, The Athletic, Fox Sports and PFF … first-team All-ACC selection … also garnered first-team All-ACC status from the AP, PFF, Phil Steele, USA Today and College Football Network … credited with a team-high 88 tackles, a team-best 15.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two interceptions (including one he returned 28 yards for a touchdown) in 676 snaps over 12 games (all starts) … 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 … collected seven tackles (one for loss) and a pass breakup vs. Wake Forest … notched 11 tackles (2.0 for loss), two pass breakups and his second forced fumble of the season at Miami (Fla.) … recorded six tackles and a pass breakup at NC State … named ACC Linebacker of the Week, Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, Bednarik Award Player of the Week and Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week after he recorded a game-high 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and an interception — which he returned 28 yards for a touchdown — vs. No. 12 Notre Dame; in doing so, he became only the fifth FBS player (and second Power Five player) since 2005 to post double-digit tackles, at least 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 or more sacks and a pick-six in a single game … led Clemson with six tackles (2.0 for loss) and a sack vs. Georgia Tech … accumulated a team-high 11 tackles (1.5 for loss) with a sack and a pass breakup vs. No. 20 North Carolina, his third consecutive game with a sack … posted six tackles (0.5 for loss) at South Carolina.

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.

2021: Credited with 22 tackles (one for loss) and one sack over 13 games including 59 defensive snaps … 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.

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 … two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2021 and 2023) … 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 … won the 2023 Tim Bourret Award, presented annually to the player who best represents himself, his teammates and Clemson University in the media … 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.

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