# Josiah Trotter — what pundits predicted LB · Missouri 10 checkable claims from 8 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (8 unsettled) - Josiah Trotter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Sep 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/76b50a39-1513-4ffb-8245-03304aa3c2e9 - Josiah Trotter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d92c8f9a-ffe6-48cf-8c2d-626073839f7c - Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart — [Greg Auman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/greg-auman), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bd47e876-abfe-4cd1-9c7d-a6a92ec2c21a - Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart — [Josh Edwards](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/josh-edwards), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3f77333d-18fb-43c3-a6fd-68bfb6e749b2 - Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart — River Wells, for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet - Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Josiah Trotter to be picked “late two, early three” — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Apr 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa349c5e-12c5-4b82-84ad-aff5d3bba78b ## Settled (2) - Josiah Trotter to be picked at number 75 — Locked On Rams (podcast), for 2026, said Mar 20, 2026; scored 28.47 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Josiah Trotter to be picked “somewhere in that top 50 mix” (picks 1–50) — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2025, said Feb 18, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4585cce6-20f2-42db-b844-37dc147eef60 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/josiah-trotter Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology