Hokie Club41 - Jordan TrottPosition: Defensive End
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 238 lbs.
High School: Loyola
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.
Will battle for the No. 2 spot at the mike linebacker position when practice opens ... Only saw brief action on defense last season, but gained some important experience ... An intelligent, physical player ... Has an outstanding frame that helps him at the point of attack ... Is starting to show some benefits from the Hokies' strength and conditioning program ... Possesses a good understanding of Tech's defensive scheme ... Reads his keys well and has good football savvy ... Excelled as a starter on three special teams units last fall ... Led the team in special teams tackles ... The first football player from the state of California to sign with Virginia Tech straight out of high school ... Has a chance to see more playing time on defense this fall ... 2002: Played in 13 games, mostly on special teams ... Recorded 11 solo tackles and eight assists this season ... Also had a quarterback hurry on defense ... Played 17 snaps on defense and 16 on special teams in the opener against Arkansas State ... Registered a solo stop and two assists in that game ... Played five plays on special teams in the win over LSU ... Had a solo tackle on eight special teams plays against Marshall ... Played four snaps on special teams at Texas A&M ... Played 26 snaps on defense at Western Michigan, recording three solo stops, two assists and a quarterback hurry ... Recorded a solo tackle on special teams in the win at Boston College ... Played 14 snaps on special teams, recording three solo tackles, against Rutgers ... Was in for 13 plays on special teams against Temple, recording an assisted tackle ... Saw action on six special teams plays against Pittsburgh, logging an assisted tackle ... Was in for 17 special teams plays, recording a solo tackle, at Syracuse ... Was in for 11 special teams plays against West Virginia and 12 against Virginia ... Recorded a solo stop and two assists in the bowl win over Air Force ... Turned in a personal-best 350-pound bench press during off-season testing ... Had a sack and five tackles during one of the Hokies' spring scrimmages ... Was the leading tackler in the Maroon-White game with four solo tackles and two assists ...
2001: Was redshirted while working at mike linebacker ... Turned in a 400-pound back squat during spring testing ... Was in on five tackles during one of the team's spring scrimmages ... Contributed two tackles in the Maroon-White game ...
High School: Played several positions as a junior for Coach Steve Grady, including defensive tackle, center and offensive tackle ... Turned in 38 tackles, four sacks, and three fumble recoveries on defense that season ... Switched to linebacker as a senior and helped the team to a No. 25 national ranking ... Registered 138 tackles his senior season with four sacks, three fumbles caused and three recoveries ... Had 15 tackles in the CIF Division I title game versus No. 2 ranked Long Beach Poly ... Named the California Del Rey League, CIF Division I Defensive Player of the Year ... Was selected first-team all-league, all-division and all-region ... Picked the Central City lineman/linebacker of the year by the L.A. Times ... Excelled as a first baseman in baseball ... Invited by the Los Angeles Dodgers to join 200 of the best high school baseball players from the western part of the U.S. for a camp at Dodger Stadium during summer 2000 ... One of 50 participants who made the Dodgers' Elite Team ... Named a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholar athlete ...
Personal: Jordan Richard Trott ... Born 6/26/83 in Torrance, CA ... Son of Richard and Rita Trott ... Is studying business.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
| 2002 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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