Trevor Hoyte

Trevor Hoyte (born May 30, 1998) is a Canadian professional football linebacker. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career Following his college career with the John Abbott College Islanders, Hoyte played U Sports football for the Carleton Ravens from 2017 to 2019. He played in 22 regular season games where he had 75 tackles, six tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions. In the 2019 season, he was named first team OUA All-star at SAM linebacker.

Toronto Argonauts Hoyte was drafted in the fourth round, 33rd overall, in the 2021 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 13, 2021. He made the team following training camp and played in his first career professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders. He was featured heavily on defence on September 17, 2021, due to an injury to Cameron Judge, where he made his first six career defensive tackles in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Following a number of injuries to other players, Hoyte made his first career start, at middle linebacker, on October 11, 2021, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he had five defensive tackles. He played in all 14 regular season games in 2021 where he had 20 defensive tackles and six special teams tackles.

In 2022, Hoyte played in 17 regular season games where he had 14 defensive tackles, eight special teams tackles, one pass knockdown, and one blocked kick.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On May 17, 2024, it was announced that Hoyte had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played for two seasons with the Tiger-Cats and became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.

Personal life Hoyte's father, Ian Hoyte, played football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and Hoyte's sister, Lia Hoyte, was a U Sports All-Canadian in Rugby for the Concordia Stingers. Hoyte majored in astrophysics while attending Carleton University and worked on the DEAP-3600 dark matter direct detection experiment where he was a member of the neutrino working group.