Usage / Role
58%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023South Alabama
Desmond Trotter
QB • 6'3" • 220 lbs • Irondale, AL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Desmond Trotter is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Desmond Trotter built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Irondale, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Desmond Trotter's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Desmond Trotter, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama. Desmond Trotter is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,165
- Passing yards
- 3,828
- Rushing yards
- 337
- Touchdowns
- 33
Quick Answers
Desmond Trotter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,165
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shades Valley · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Shades Valley · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2023 Total offense rank
- 406 total offense · QB 212th (top 54%) · Sun Belt 46th (top 31%) · National 413th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 7 | 1,018 | 820 | 198 | 8 | 51.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 1,920 | 1,917 | 3 | 13 | 71.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 650 | 596 | 54 | 6 | 43.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 164 | 127 | 37 | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 3 | 142 | 115 | 27 | 2 | 46.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 3 | 264 | 236 | 28 | 4 | 46.3 |
Related Context
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Desmond Trotter played QB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Desmond Trotter recorded 3,828 passing yards, 337 rushing yards, and 33 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 1,920 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
192
Efficiency
59.7
Usage
22.4
Consistency
77.9
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 340. Tulane: 78. Texas State: 191. UL Monroe: 217. Georgia Southern: 195. Coastal Carolina: 222. Louisiana: 120. Georgia State: 208. Arkansas State: 229. Troy: 120
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 36 by 66.9. Tulane: 11 by 63.8. Texas State: 30 by 64.4. UL Monroe: 20 by 77. Georgia Southern: 37 by 59. Coastal Carolina: 41 by 59.9. Louisiana: 32 by 44.7. Georgia State: 58 by 49.8. Arkansas State: 28 by 66.1. Troy: 38 by 45.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins244.3 · Games = 4 · +87.1 vs Losses
Losses157.2 · Games = 6 · -87.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
77 vs UL Monroe
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Troy | L 0-29 | 15 | 28 | 144 | 53.6 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Arkansas State3+ TD | W 38-31 | 16 | 22 | 242 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 66.1 | 6 | -13 | -2.20 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Georgia State | L 14-31 | 25 | 43 | 211 | 58.1 | 0 | 0 | 49.8 | 15 | -3 | -0.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Louisiana | L 10-38 | 15 | 28 | 133 | 53.6 | 1 | 1 | 44.7 | 4 | -13 | -3.30 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 6-23 | 23 | 31 | 243 | 74.2 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 | 10 | -21 | -2.10 | 0 | 7 |
| Thu 10/29 | @ Georgia Southern | L 17-24 | 20 | 27 | 200 | 74.1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 10 | -5 | -0.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs UL Monroe3+ TD | W 38-14 | 8 | 12 | 184 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 33 | 4.10 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas State | W 30-20 | 18 | 22 | 187 | 81.8 | 1 | 0 | 64.4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Tulane | L 24-27 | 4 | 7 | 74 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 63.8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 9/4 | @ Southern Miss | W 32-21 | 16 | 27 | 299 | 59.3 | 2 | 2 | 66.9 | 9 | 41 | 4.60 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Desmond Trotter story
Desmond Trotter built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Irondale, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Desmond Trotter's career was his passing role: 3,828 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, 509 attempts, and 337 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 337 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond Trotter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,018 | 51.2 | 19.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,920 | 59.7 | 22.4 | 902 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 650 | 43.2 | 16.7 | -1,270 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Alabama | 171 | 72.8 | 3.4 | -479 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 171 | 72.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 406 | 66.7 | 12.8 | 235 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 406 | 66.7 | 12.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas State
Week 14 · W 34-30 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
337
Total Offense
77.3 takeover
337 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 12 · L 14-60
226
Total Offense
75.6 takeover
Loss with 226 yards of offense and 56 efficiency.
226 total offense with 56 efficiency.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 32-21
340
Total Offense
73.2 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
340 total offense with 66.9 efficiency.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 13 · L 44-52 · Conference game
231
Total Offense
71.4 takeover
Loss with 231 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.
231 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 13 · L 15-28 · Conference game
255
Total Offense
71.1 takeover
Loss with 255 yards of offense and 57.8 efficiency.
255 total offense with 57.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
1,920 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 22.4 usage
71.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
51.5
1,018 primary · 51.2 efficiency · 19.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · South Alabama
46.3
406 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
5
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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