Desmond Trotter: QB · South Alabama · #1.
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Desmond Trotter
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Steve Campbell and Kane Wommack. On tape: 216 passing yards and 15 rushing yards against Texas State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 29 | 41 | 70.7% | 351 | 8.6 | 5 | 2 | 173.1 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 15 | 20 | 75.0% | 144 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 135.5 | -- |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 61 | 104 | 58.7% | 596 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 116.9 | 43 |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 160 | 247 | 64.8% | 1,917 | 7.8 | 11 | 4 | 141.4 | 44 |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 56 | 97 | 57.7% | 820 | 8.5 | 8 | 2 | 151.8 | 55 |
| Career | 321 | 509 | 63.1% | 3,828 | 7.5 | 29 | 11 | 140.7 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Alabama | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 32 | 54 | 1.7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 84 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 61 | 198 | 3.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 197 | 337 | 1.7 | 4 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Marshall | 2/3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 94.8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52@ Texas State | 18/21 | 216 | 4 | 1 | 10.3 | 86.2 | Season-high 216 yds |
 Bowl | W 59-10@ Eastern Michigan | 9/17 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | 58.2 | |
| Total | 29/41 | 351 | 5 | 2 | 8.6 | — |
Week 13 · 2023
L 44-52
at Texas State
216 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 86.2 · 15 rush yds (7 car)
With C. Bradley — 183 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.6 · B. McReynolds — 79 rush yds (19 car) · 6 rec · 70 yds
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 20.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 166 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 115 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 118 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
47.9%
428 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.7
13 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at South Alabama, 3,828 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
