Josiah Trotter Earns Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week

West Virginia University linebacker Josiah Trotter named Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week

West Virginia University linebacker Josiah Trotter tackles University at Albany running back Griffin Woodell. / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI

Tuesday morning, the Maxwell Award Committee announced linebacker Josiah Trotter as this week’s Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week.

Trotter tallied 11 tackles, including six solo tackles, in the Mountaineers 32-28 comeback win over Kansas on Saturday.

The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native is tied for the team lead with 28 tackles, including a team-best 14 solo tackles to go with 1.5 tackles for a loss and a quarterback hurry this season.

ABOUT THE MAXWELL FOOTBALL CLUB – The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership.

ABOUT THE SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD - The Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year Award is an honor given each year to the most outstanding freshman player in college football. Named after Shaun Alexander a former standout at the University of Alabama and 2005 NFL MVP with the Seattle Seahawks, this award recognizes the exceptional performance and impact made by these players on their respective teams throughout the season. The Alexander Award is all about championing future legends and evaluates players based on Talent, Character, Ambassador and Legend.

Past winners include; Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) - 2018, Kenneth Gainwell (Memphis)-2019 and Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama) – 2020, Brock Bowers (Georgia) – 2021, Drake Maye (North Carolina) 2022 and Caleb Downs (Alabama) 2023.