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Josiah Trotter Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #45

Linebacker · 6' 2", 237 lbs · Philadelphia, PA · Age 21

Josiah Trotter is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 46th overall, 2026.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #45 · Linebacker

Josiah Trotter

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Josiah Trotter — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Josiah Trotter is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 46th overall, 2026.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Josiah Trotter stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1712 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Josiah Trotter — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Josiah Trotter

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 21 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josiah Trotter career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

-42.5net index

50off index

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: A'Shawn Robinson, Al-Quadin Muhammad.

How his role moves

Primary linebacker role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Josiah Trotter

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

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The beginning

Josiah Trotter is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 46th overall, 2026 as a Linebacker.

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Josiah Trotter is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, drafted 46th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Trotter goes from here.

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Trotter's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Josiah Trotter Full Preseason NFL Highlights | All Snaps Vs Jets/Chiefs ▶ Josiah Trotter Is A PROBLEM | Rookie Debut Breakdown ▶ Josiah Trotter with the Pick 6 !

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 237 lbs
Draft: 46th overall, 2026
Born: Philadelphia, PA
Age: 21
Jersey: #45

Background

Josiah Trotter is from Philadelphia, PA and is 21 years old. He was drafted 46th overall, 2026 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 237 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Trotter is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Josiah Trotter is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 0 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his career.

Tackle volume0 career tackles over 0 seasons.

Draft pedigree46th overall, 2026.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Josiah Trotter — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josiah Trotter, answered.

What position does Josiah Trotter play?

Josiah Trotter is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When was Josiah Trotter drafted?

Josiah Trotter was drafted 46th overall, 2026.

How many seasons has Josiah Trotter played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Josiah Trotter's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Josiah Trotter career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Josiah Trotter Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #45

Josiah Trotter — the report card

Where Josiah Trotter stands

Josiah Trotter — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Josiah Trotter

Josiah Trotter career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

The Ballad of Josiah Trotter

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Josiah Trotter — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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