Jeremiah Trotter ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Trotter in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Trotter a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jeremiah Trotter

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time linebackersIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2005

Height6'1"

Weight262 lb

BornJan 20, 1977

Age49

CollegeStephen F. Austin State See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 3, Pick 72 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 197 · #384 · Elite

Worth 197 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.6

Avg surplus

peak +31

8 seasons × ~24.6 surplus ≈ VORP 197

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	—	PHI	8	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	16	—	110	80	30	6	3	2.5	11.5	2	7	3	1	0	0
2000	—	PHI	16	—	110	89	21	12	2	3.0	17.0	1	4	1	—	1	0
2001	—	PHI	15	—	109	88	21	14	2	3.5	19.5	2	10	2	1	1	0
2002	—	WAS	12	—	80	47	33	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	0	0
2003	—	WAS	16	—	104	81	23	0	0	1.5	1.5	1	11	2	1	0	0
2004	—	PHI	12	—	56	50	6	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2005	—	PHI	15	—	115	96	19	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	10	2	—	0	0
2006	—	PHI	15	—	95	70	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	0	0
2007	—	TB	2	—	12	8	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	PHI	10	—	26	23	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	137	—	823	638	185	39	8	12.5	59.5	9	51	11	3	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	21	PHI	8	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.6
1999	22	PHI	16	—	110	80	30	6	3	2.5	11.5	2	7	3	1	0	0	12.6
2000	23	PHI	16	—	110	89	21	12	2	3.0	17.0	1	4	1	—	1	0	12.1
2001	24	PHI	15	—	109	88	21	14	2	3.5	19.5	2	10	2	1	1	0	13.7
2002	25	WAS	12	—	80	47	33	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	7.3
2003	26	WAS	16	—	104	81	23	0	0	1.5	1.5	1	11	2	1	0	0	10.9
2004	27	PHI	12	—	56	50	6	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	5.5
2005	28	PHI	15	—	115	96	19	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	10	2	—	0	0	10.6
2006	29	PHI	15	—	95	70	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	8
2007	30	TB	2	—	12	8	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
2009	32	PHI	10	—	26	23	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3.3
Career			137		823	638	185	39	8	—	—	9	51	11	3	2	0	86.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1998bestavg 66elite 702009

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl68Solo58Ast10QBHits1Sk1.5Dis2.5Int1PD3FF1

College Stats

Stephen F. Austin StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stephen F. Austin State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #72

#63Jon RitchieFB #64Olin KreutzC #65Leonard LittleDE #67Scott FrostDB #68Robert HicksOT #69Skip HicksRB #70Brian AlfordWR #71E.G. GreenWR #74Jammi GermanWR #75Steve FoleyLB #76Ahman GreenRB #77Dainon SidneyDB #78Mike GoffG #79Brad JacksonLB #80Ramos McDonaldDB #81Chris FloydFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jeremiah inherited the Philadelphia Eagles LB room from Ike Reese (1998–2004), and handed it to Barry Gardner (1999–2002).

William Thomas 1991–1999Bill Romanowski 1994–1995James Willis 1995–1998James Darling 1997–2000Mike Caldwell 1998–2001Ike Reese

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2009team change
Joined PHI (from TB)
2009final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2007team change
Joined TB (from PHI)
2004team change
Joined PHI (from WAS)
2002team change
Joined WAS (from PHI)
1998draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 72

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 262 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	PHI	0	W12Questionable· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1998

B+1999

B+2000

B+2001

B2002

B+2003

C+2004

B+2005

B+2006

C2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
1998	6	0.8	14+8	0.8
1999	110	6.9	118+8	6.9
2000	110	6.9	117+7	6.9
2001	109	7.3	122+13	7.2
2002	80	6.7	114+34	6.7
2003	104	6.5	109+5	6.4
2004	56	4.7	67+11	4
2005	115	7.7	135+20	7.9
2006	95	6.3	106+11	6.2
2009	26	2.6	29+3	1.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

197 career value over replacement — #384 all-time of 4,642. 19.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #72 (Rd 3) · PHI · 1998 · +32.1 vs expected KV-H

73actual

40.9 expected · Δ+32.1

💔+47.7 stolen VORP·2.42 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #72

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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