Desmond Trotter

Desmond Trotter
No. 1
PositionQuarterback
MajorLeisure Studies
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-06) August 6, 2000 (age 24)
Birmingham, Alabama
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolShades Valley
(Irondale, Alabama)

Desmond Ryan Trotter (born August 6, 2000) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the South Alabama Jaguars.

Early life and high school

Trotter grew up in Irondale, Alabama and attended Shades Valley High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at South Alabama over offers from Jacksonville State, Samford, Gardner–Webb, and Tuskegee.[1][2]

College career

Trotter redshirted his true freshman season at South Alabama. He appeared in 8 games during his redshirt freshman season in 2019 and started the final 4 games making his debut against UAB. During the season, he completed 56-of-97 attempts to complete 820 yards and leading the team with 8 touchdown passes and with 2 interception passes.[3] During the 2020 season, Trotter started and played in 10 games where he completed 160-of-248 attempts to complete 1,917 passing yards and 11 touchdowns. Trotter was named as one of eight quarterbacks as the Manning Award Star of the Week after his performance in the Week 1 game against Southern Miss where he made career high 340 passing yards and total offense yards and led the Jaguars to a 32–21 win making it their first season-opening victory since 2016.[4] During the 2021 season, Trotter played in 5 games and started in 2 finishing the season with 42-of-72 passing attempts for 380 passing yards. During the annual Battle for the Belt game against Troy, he replaced Jake Bentley as the lead quarterback after suffering a knee injury. During the game, he completed 20-for-32 attempts for 138 passing yards, two touchdowns and an interception.[5] During the 2022 season, he played 5 games and finished the season having 15-for-20 completed attempts with 144 passing yards.[6] On December 24, 2022, Trotter announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal[7] but he later would remain at South Alabama for the 2023 season.

College statistics

General Passing Rushing
Season GP Cmp Att Yds TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD
South Alabama Jaguars
2019 8 56 97 820 8 2 151.8 61 197 3.2 0
2020 10 160 248 1,917 11 4 140.9 84 3 0.0 2
2021 5 61 104 596 5 3 116.9 32 54 1.7 1
2022 5 15 20 144 0 0 135.5 6 27 4.5 0
2023 5 29 41 351 5 2 173.1 14 55 3.9 1
Career 33 321 510 3,828 29 11 140.4 197 336 1.7 4

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		223 lb
(101 kg) 		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.84 s 1.71 s 2.81 s 4.50 s 7.20 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from Pro Day[8]

Personal life

Trotter is the grandson of former National Football League Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end, Ozzie Newsome.[9]

References

  1. ^ Stephenson, Creg (January 28, 2018). "Shades Valley QB Desmond Trotter commits to South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Desmond Trotter, Shades Valley, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jaguar Football Position Preview – Quarterbacks". South Alabama Jaguars. August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Eight Quarterbacks Named Manning Award Stars of the Week 09/08/2020". Allstate Sugar Bowl. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Stephenson, Creg (November 11, 2021). "Desmond Trotter 'locked in' as South Alabama's starting quarterback". AL.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Desmond Trotter". South Alabama Jaguars.
  7. ^ Stephenson, Creg (December 24, 2022). "South Alabama's Desmond Trotter to enter NCAA transfer portal". AL.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Desmond Trotter College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Stephenson, Creg (September 28, 2022). "South Alabama's Desmond Trotter rewarded for being 'great teammate'". AL.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.