#54

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Former linebacker at Clemson. 2023: 79 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks.

LB · Clemson · Jr. · #54

6′0″ · 230 lb · Hainesport, NJ

CFB Index 91 · #11 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceNational watchPhiladelphia — drafted 2024, Rd 5, Pick 20, #155 overall

On production he ranks #11 of 577 LBs; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

LB recruit

No. 37 nationally · Signed with Clemson

Statement game9 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs North Carolina (FBS) · W 39-10

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

Trotter is an animal. Our defense is CFP worthy and was given an inept offense all year. Thanks Dabo!r/CFB game thread · ▲ 9His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Clemson. 2023: 79 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2021.
Drafted round 5 by the Philadelphia in 2024.
Named All-America (SI) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 174 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #155 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20214 games

Signed with Clemson4-star out of St. Joseph's Prep

202312 games

The role got bigger.

All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
All-ACCfirst

2024

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 5, pick 155

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#37 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #155

Philadelphia · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

2 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

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 ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 30-10 over that span.

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

91All-America level #11 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (98th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#49 / 2842 · 98th pct

13.0

QB hurries#46 / 2842 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#83 / 2842 · 97th pct

Sacks#96 / 2842 · 96th pct

5.5

Tackles#152 / 2842 · 94th pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.0	1.5	0.7	0.3
Road5g	6.0	0.5	0.1	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	0.8	0.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	8.3	1.3	0.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

91 · #11 of 577 LBs

Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI1st

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Clemson	79	50	13.0	5.5	5	2	--
2022	Clemson	80	44	11.0	5.5	5	2	--
2021	Clemson	15	9	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		174	103	25.0	12.0	10	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–23

vs Notre Dame

11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 2 SACKS

With A. Swanson — 44 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 57 LONG · C. Klubnik — 109 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.6 · -11 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-28@ Duke	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 66-17vs Charleston Southern	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic	4	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-31vs Florida State	6	2	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 31-14@ Syracuse	7	5	0.5	0.5	1	1
Wk 6	W 17-12vs Wake Forest	7	5	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 20-28@ Miami	11	9	2.0	0.0	—	2	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 9	L 17-24@ NC State	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-23vs Notre Dame	11	7	2.5	2.0	1	0	2 sacks
Wk 11	W 42-21vs Georgia Tech	6	4	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-20vs North Carolina	11	7	1.5	1.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 16-7@ South Carolina	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		79	50	13.0	5.5	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology