Student-athletes with 3.0 gpa or better earn Academic All-Big Ten distinction
Honors and Awards 2012: Academic All-Big Ten 2011: Academic All-Big Ten
2012: Saw action against Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... recorded two tackles in the Big Ten Championship game against Nebraska on Dec. 1 ... saw action at Penn State on Nov. 24, at Indiana on Nov. 10, against Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... tallied two tackles against Minnesota on Oct. 20 ... played at Purdue on Oct. 13 ... saw action against Illinois on Oct. 6 ... recorded a career-high nine tackles at Nebraska on Sept. 29 ... had six tackles and one pass break up against UTEP on Sept. 22 ... made first career start against Utah State on Sept. 15, recording three tackles ... recorded first career sack at Oregon State on Sept. 8, also posted two tackles and 1.0 TFL ... saw action against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1
2011: Earned first letter ... played in 12 of 14 games, missing only the Big Ten Championship Game and the Northern Illinois game on Sept. 17 ... made first tackle of career against South Dakota on Sept. 24
2010: Redshirt season
High School: No. 38 safety in the country by Rivals, No. 86 safety according to Scout and No. 108 to ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... top-ranked player in Wisconsin according to Rivals ... selected as a team captain as a senior ... state's Defensive Player of the Year, Player of the Year in Milwaukee and first-team all-state and all-area as a senior ... made 126 tackles and had five interceptions, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and one touchdown en route to being named Jim Leonhard Award Winner ... team captain as a junior and named all-conference after recording 130 tackles and one interception ... as a sophomore, named all-conference after tallying 75 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... lettered in football, basketball and track ... head coach was Dick Basham
Personal: Parents are Dr. John and Dana Trotter ... brother of fellow UW teammate Marcus Trotter ... majoring in business with a focus in accounting
Career Defensive Statistics
Season
GP/GS
UT
AT
Tot.
TFL
QBS
FC
FR
INT
PD
2011
12/0
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0-0
0
0
0
0
2012
13/3
14
10
24
1.0-8
1.0-8
0
0
0
1
Totals
25/3
15
10
25
1.0-8
1.0-8
0
0
0
1
Game-by-Game Tackles 2011 SEASON: South Dakota (1-0=1)
2012 SEASON: OSU (2-0=2); USU (2-1=3); UTEP (3-3=6); NEB (4-5=9); MINN (1-1=2); Nebraska (2-0=2)
