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Dante Trader Jr.

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

DB · Maryland · Sr. · #12

5′11″ · 196 lb · Delmar, DE

CFB Index 61 · #167 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceMiami — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 19, #155 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 600 nationally · Signed with Maryland

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2024: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 59 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2021.
Drafted round 5 by the Miami in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Maryland, 186 tackles — drafted at #155 overall by Miami.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20216 games

Signed with Maryland3-star out of McDonogh School

2025

Drafted by Miamiround 5, pick 155

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#600 national

CFB

College

Maryland

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #155

Miami · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Mike Locksley

Maryland

Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MiamiEntering 2nd NFL season

#155Rd 5 · Pick 19

MiamiEntering 2nd NFL season

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2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 27-24 over that span.

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #167 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th percentile). Strength: tackles (86th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#294 / 2892 · 89th pct

Tackles#393 / 2892 · 86th pct

Passes defended#327 / 2892 · 86th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

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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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road5g	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #167 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #167 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Maryland	59	37	0.0	4	1	--
2023	Maryland	53	38	0.5	7	2	--
2022	Maryland	58	32	0.5	3	2	--
2021	Maryland	16	14	1.0	1	--	--
Career		186	121	2.0	15	5	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs UConn	4	3	—	1
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Michigan State	3	1	—	0
Wk 3	W 27-13@ Virginia	11	5	1	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 4	W 38-20vs Villanova	3	3	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-42@ Indiana	2	2	—	0
Wk 9	L 23-48@ Minnesota	6	1	—	0
Wk 11	L 18-39@ Oregon	9	3	—	1
Wk 12	L 17-31vs Rutgers	6	6	—	1
Wk 13	L 13-29vs Iowa	10	8	—	0
Wk 14	L 7-44@ Penn State	5	5	—	0
Total		59	37	1	4

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

Dante Trader Jr.

20216 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

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