Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Maryland
Dante Trader Jr.
DB • 5'11" • 196 lbs • Delmar, DE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dante Trader Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Dante Trader Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Delmar, DE wearing No. 12, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Dante Trader Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 155
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Dante Trader Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland. Dante Trader Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 186
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Dante Trader Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 186
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Flanagan · Western Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Flanagan · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 5 · Pick 19 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 81st (top 9%) · Big Ten 46th (top 6%) · National 402nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Maryland | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 58 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 52 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 59 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 34.3 |
Related Context
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Dante Trader Jr. played DB for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dante Trader Jr. recorded 186 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Maryland paired 9.5 primary output with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
5
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 1. Michigan State: 0. Virginia: 2. Villanova: 0. Indiana: 0. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 1. Rutgers: 1. Iowa: 0. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 4 by 26.7. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 11 by 65.8. Villanova: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Oregon: 9 by 47.5. Rutgers: 6 by 35. Iowa: 10 by 41.7. Penn State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Penn State | L 7-44 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Iowa10+ tackles | L 13-29 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Rutgers | L 17-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Oregon | L 18-39 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 23-48 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Indiana | L 28-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Villanova | W 38-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Virginia10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-13 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Michigan State | L 24-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UConn | W 50-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Dante Trader Jr. story
Dante Trader Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Delmar, DE wearing No. 12, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Dante Trader Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 186 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 15 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dante Trader Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Dante Trader Jr. 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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Maryland
2021-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Maryland | 2 | 12.4 | 2.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 6.5 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 9.5 | 28.7 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 9.5 | 28.7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 5 | 29.6 | 5 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 3 · W 27-13
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · W 31-9 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 8 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 3 · W 34-27
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 2 · W 56-21
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Maryland
9.5 primary output · 28.7 efficiency · 5 usage
55.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
55.4
9.5 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Maryland
50.6
6.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
3
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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