Dante Trader Jr.
American football player (born 2003)
Dante Trader Jr. (born February 13, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Trader grew up in Delmar, Delaware and attended Delmar Senior High School before transferring to McDonogh School during his junior year. He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park on November 19, 2019.
College career
Trader committed to Maryland to play in both lacrosse and football but, chose to play football instead of lacrosse for his freshman year. In his first season, Trader appeared in 12 out of the 13 games and had 16 total tackles (12 of which were solo), one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup. Trader returned to Maryland for his sophomore year and was expected to be a leader of the safeties group of the team with teammate Beau Brade. The stats for his sophomore year were 62 total tackles (34 solo), four defended passes, and two interceptions with 46 total yards for the interception returns. Following the regular season, Trader played in his first Bowl Game the 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl.
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