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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Josiah Trotter

Missouri

Measurables

6'2"

237 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Josiah Trotter projects as a old-school run-defending mike — a LB from Missouri who tested with an elite athletic profile (88th composite). Limited combine sample — works off 6'2" · 237 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 177 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD across 2 seasons. Dominance score 17 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

17C

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

8th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

8th

2025

Breakout

15%

21th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

83th

Tk/G · 7.38

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

A-

Power

88th percentile · 27 bench reps

B-

Frame

50th percentile · 6'2" · 237 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.35
  1. #1

    Francisco Mauigoa

    2025 R5 · #162 · Miami · 6-2/233lb · 4.6s 40

    83

    sim

  2. #2

    Demetrius Knight Jr.

    2025 R2 · #49 · South Carolina · 6-2/235lb · 4.58s 40

    78

    sim

  3. #3

    Nathaniel Watson

    2024 R6 · #206 · Mississippi St. · 6-2/233lb · 4.63s 40

    78

    sim

Scheme fit

Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.

X-Factor

Power grades in the 88th percentile — 27 bench reps.

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
9

Athletic composite

9thREPLACEMENT

1 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great
i

40-Yard

No data

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

2788thGREAT
i

Bench

vs. 346

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

75

Athletic composite

75thEXCELLENT

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Great1× Solid
32.360thSOLID
i

Arm

vs. 223

10.390thGREAT
i

Hand

vs. 223

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2024WVU93375620.50100
2025MIZ844341120000
Career177809732.50100