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Josiah Trotter

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Josiah Trotter is the starting RILB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Josiah Trotter this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Josiah Trotter is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, SirVocea Dennis is next in line behind him.

Josiah Trotter's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 19-23 vs CLE (Sep 20).

Josiah Trotter wears No. 45, is 21 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 237 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Missouri.

Is Josiah Trotter playing this week?

Josiah Trotter is expected to start at RILB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

TB RILB Depth

1Josiah TrotterStarter
2SirVocea Dennis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup

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Age
21
Height
6' 2"
Weight
237
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026TB4213111
    Career1 yr4213111

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    Josiah Trotter's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    4
    Tackles
    21

    #13 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Josiah Trotter is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 9th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 95% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    99th percentile
    Beats 99% of 190
    Sample
    4 games
    2026 · 215 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 46 · 2026 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8W@ DALTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-16

    Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-17

    Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 19-23

    Sep 13L@ CINTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    1
    PD
    1

    Final L 27-33

    Josiah Trotter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Josiah Trotter plays 89% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share89%

    College

    Missouri

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