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Loading…Jacob Trouba rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup defenseman: a 48.1 overall that ranks 157th of 327 defensemen.
His best component is finishing at 66, with defensive impact (16) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 15.3 in 2024-25 to 49.8 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 13-season card history.
His $8.25M cap hit through 2029-30 grades Overpaid, about $7.29M above the $959K the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 4 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the San Jose Sharks NHL roster and uses 7.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $8.87M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 62 |
| Defense | 16 |
| Play driving | 36 |
| Finishing | 66 |
| Power play | 35 |
| Penalty kill | 51 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 81 | 49.8 | -0.4 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 77 | 15.3 | -1 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 69 | 18.4 | -0.8 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 82 | 55.4 | -0.2 |
| 2021-22 | NYR | 81 | 67.7 | -0.1 |
| 2020-21 | NYR | 38 | 70.1 | -0.2 |
| 2019-20 | NYR | 70 | 44.8 | -0.5 |
| 2018-19 | WPG | 82 | 78.9 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | WPG | 55 | 73.2 | -0.1 |
| 2016-17 | WPG | 60 | 62.9 | -0.1 |
Other SJS defensemen by rating: Dmitry Orlov (64.9), Michael Kesselring (40.4), Luca Cagnoni (36.4), Darnell Nurse (31.6). See the full San Jose Sharks cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.