Josiah Trotter

LILB1

Season

Tackles

7th of 109 LBs

Stops

14th of 109 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.2

50th of 109 LBs

Missed tackle rate

4.6%

33rd of 109 LBs

Coverage

22 targets

59.1 cmp% · 5.1 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 109 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ CINL	58	90.6	11	5	2	1	1.0	1	2	4	25.0	4.5	1	1
Wk 2 vs CLEL	48	82.8	13	5	0	1	0.0	0	0	5	80.0	5.6	0	0
Wk 4 vs GBL	50	83.3	9	5	0	1	0.0	0	0	3	100.0	8.7	0	0
Wk 5 @ DALW	59	98.3	6	3	1	0	0.0	0	1	2	50.0	4.5	0	0
Wk 6 vs PITL	79	100.0	12	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	40.0	4.2	0	1
Wk 7 @ CARW	54	96.4	10	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	66.7	3.7	0	1
Season	348	92.3	61	29	3	3	1.0	1	3	22	59.1	5.1	1	3

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Buccaneers

$10.9Mover 4 years

2026 · now

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	6	348	92.3	61	29	3	4.6	1.0	1	3	22	68.9	1	3	0	1