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Dashaun Jerkins

Senior safety for Massachusetts. 2023: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 31 tackles.

S · Massachusetts · Sr. · #14

5′11″ · 200 lb · Woodbridge, VA

CFB Index 43 · #331 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceMassachusetts 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 637 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Massachusetts. 2023: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 31 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2018.
Transferred from Ole Miss to Massachusetts in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Massachusetts, 178 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

2018

Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Woodbridge

2022

Entered the portal

20239 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#637 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

3 coaches

2019–2020

Walt Bell

Massachusetts

2021

Alex Miller

Massachusetts

era →

2022–2023

Don Brown

Massachusetts

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Walt Bell, Alex Miller, and Don Brown. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

43Rotational starter #331 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (85th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1248 / 2842 · 55th pct

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+2g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #331 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #331 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Massachusetts	31	15	0.0	4	1	--
2022	Ole Miss	3	1	0.0	1	1	--
2021	Vanderbilt	42	24	1.0	2	3	--
2020	Vanderbilt	44	17	0.0	3	--	--
2019	Vanderbilt	58	34	0.5	2	--	--
Career		178	91	1.5	12	5	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-30@ New Mexico State	3	1	—	0
Wk 1	L 14-59@ Auburn	2	1	—	1
Wk 2	L 28-41vs Miami (OH)	3	1	1	1
Wk 3	L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan	2	1	—	2
Wk 5	L 28-52vs Arkansas State	9	5	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 6	L 24-41vs Toledo	5	2	—	0
Wk 7	L 0-63@ Penn State	2	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 25-49@ Liberty	1	0	—	0
Wk 13	L 18-31vs UConn	4	3	—	0
Total		31	15	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dashaun Jerkins

2018

2022

20239 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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