Jeremiah Trotter Jr.: LB · Clemson · #54.
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Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Clemson. All-America (ESPN) in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against North Carolina — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 13 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| 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 No. 4 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 No. 12 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 No. 22 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%13 TFLSack rate
7%6 sacksPD rate
6%5 pass breakups79 tackles · 13 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 30-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.6%
471 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 174 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #155 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2022)
3 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 3rd NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 3rd NFL season
