Jordan Trott Season 2004

41 - Jordan TrottPosition: Defensive End
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 4"

Weight: 238 lbs.

High School: Loyola
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.

       Is learning a new position after moving from linebacker to end prior to spring practice ... His understanding of the Tech system and football savvy should make the transition easier ... Made steady progress during the spring ... Has good size and continues working to improve his strength ... Is smart, tough and physical ... Excelled as a starter on three special teams units his freshman season ... Led the team in special teams tackles ... Saw action in every game last season as the No. 2 man at mike linebacker ... Is the first football player from the state of California to sign with Virginia Tech straight out of high school ... Should be a plus for the Hokies at the end position ...

2003: Played in all 13 games, starting one ... Played 256 defensive plays and 103 on special teams plays during the regular season ... Contributed 30 solo tackles and 18 assists ... Included in those 48 stops were five tackles for loss ... Chipped in two quarterback hurries, a forced interception and a pass broken up ... Recorded a solo tackle, which was for a loss, and two assists in the opener against UCF ... Had a solo stop and two assists against James Madison ... Played nine snaps on defense and seven on special teams against Texas A&M ... Registered a career-high eight solo tackles against UConn ... Had two solo tackles at Rutgers ... Recorded three solo stops and three assists against Syracuse ... Got his first collegiate start against No. 2 Miami and registered four solo tackles, including two for a loss, six assists and two quarterback hurries ... Had two solo stops, including one for a loss, and two assists at Pittsburgh ... Was in for 22 snaps on defense at Temple, recording three solo tackles, one which was for a loss, and an assist ... Played 12 snaps on special teams against Boston College ... Was in for 36 snaps at Virginia ... Had five solo tackles and an assist, along with a pass break up and a forced interception ... Registered two tackles during the Insight Bowl ... Moved to defensive end for spring practice ... Was in on a tackle during the 2004 Maroon-White game ...

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 finance.

Tackles	G	UT	AT	Tot.	Loss	Sacks
2002	13	11	8	19	0-0	0-0
2003	13	30	18	48	5-6	0-0
Career	26	41	26	67	5-6	0-0
2003 Tackles Game-by-Game
UCF	1	1	2	3	1-1	0-0
JMU	1	1	2	3	0-0	0-0
TAMU	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
UCONN	1	8	0	8	0-0	0-0
at RU	1	2	0	2	0-0	0-0
SYR	1	3	3	6	0-0	0-0
at WVU	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
UM	1	4	6	10	2-2	0-0
at PITT	1	2	2	4	1-2	0-0
at TU	1	3	1	4	1-1	0-0
BC	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
at UVa	1	5	1	6	0-0	0-0
vs. Cal	1	1	1	2	0-0	0-0

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