An in depth and complete scouting report and draft prospect profile of Clemson Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr for the NFL Draft.

Prospect: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 

School: Clemson

Age: 21

Jeremiah Trotter Jr Measurables:

• Height: 6’ (NFL Combine)
• Weight: 228 (NFL Combine)

• 3-Cone Drill: 7.13 (NFL Combine)- T-1/3
• 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.4 (NFL Combine)- T-3/5
• Bench: 21 (NFL Combine)- T-1/7

Tape Watched: 2022: Florida State; 2023: Florida State x2, Notre Dame

Prospect Grade: 66%

Projected Draft Day: Late Round 2- Round 3

Player Comparison: Ceiling: Dre Greenlaw, Floor: SirVocea Dennis

Best Team Fits: Heavy blitzing defenses(Tampa, Minnesota)

Jeremiah Trotter Jr Player Summary:

The  Positives

• Pretty good spatial awareness
• Pretty good dropping into zones
• Blitzes and shoots gaps well
• Kept eyes on Hartman in man on a very nice INT
• One of the best we’ve seen at keeping eyes on QB, but being able to flow with the QBs eyes
• Pretty quick to recognize misflow 
• Vision, reads, and play rec are some of the best in the class

The Negatives

• Drawn in by “eye candy” at times: Fake pulls, option, etc
• Tries to “back door” blockers leaving big rushing lanes if he doesn’t get there and the back can break it
• Pursuit angles need some work
• COULD be a scheme dependent prospect

Jeremiah Trotter Jr is just not the prospect that people think he is. According to Mock Draft Database Trotter is projected as a 2nd rounder, and we just don’t see it. If you read our profile on SirVocea Dennis last year, it is nearly identical. A slightly undersized LB who’s good in space and coverage, and is a good gap shooter, but if linemen get hands on him the play’s pretty much over for him.

Updated 3/7/24: Okay, so we’ll admit our original scout of Trotter was pretty far off. A lot of the issues we had with Trotter we saw with a different perspective this time around. In particular when we saw him going “too quick down the line” it’s not(for the most part) overflowing; it’s because he’s too quick to recognize what’s going on in front of him, and he’s beating them to the spot. We still see the issues we had with him originally to some capacity. We also still believe he COULD be scheme dependent based on his strengths, but have slightly less worry about that now after our re-evaluation.

Updated 3/3/24:

• Combine numbers and rank added to measurable portion of profile
• Positives Added
  • Kept eyes on Hartman in man on a very nice INT
  • One of the best we’ve seen at keeping eyes on QB, but being able to flow with the QBs eyes
  • Pretty quick to recognize misflow
  • Vision, reads, and play rec are some of the best in the class
• Negatives Removes
  • Too quick down the line, needs to slow down and break down
• Grade changed from “49%” to “66%”
• Projection switched from “Day 3” to “Late Round 2- Round 3”
• Comp changed from “SirVocea Dennis” to “Ceiling: Dre Greenlaw, Floor: SirVocea Dennis”