#54

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

LB · Clemson · Jr. · #54

National watchPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 5, Pick 20, #155 overall
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Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

LB · Clemson · Jr · #54

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#37 national
CFB
College
Clemson
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #155
Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

2 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-ACC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season

#155Rd 5 · Pick 20
PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

2 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Clemson795013.05.552--
2022Clemson804411.05.552--
2021Clemson1591.01.0------
Career17410325.012.0104--

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s 2022 season.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

76%match

Clemson · 2022

NFL Rd 5
#2

Harold Perkins

LSU · 2023

74%
#3

Harold Perkins

LSU · 2022

All-SEC
64%
#4

Christian Harris

Alabama · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 11
64%
#5

Nakobe Dean

Georgia · 2021

ButkusConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 19
61%

Matches Jeremiah on

Height
PD rate
TFL rate

Differs from Jeremiah on

Hurry rate (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Suntarine Perkins's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).

Suntarine Perkins

72%match

Ole Miss · 2025

#2

Brian Branch

Alabama · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 14
68%
#3

Marlowe Wax

Syracuse · 2022

68%
#4

Cole Pearce

Ball State · 2023

All-MAC
67%
#5

Kyle Louis

Pittsburgh · 2025

All-ACCNFL Rd 4
67%

Matches Suntarine on

Sack rate
Weight
Height

Differs from Suntarine on

Solo tackle rate (higher)
Hurry rate (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons