Dashaun Jerkins: S · Massachusetts · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dashaun Jerkins
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 31 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 42 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 44 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 58 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 178 | 91 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-30@ New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-41vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-52vs Arkansas State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-63@ No. 6 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-49@ No. 25 Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-31vs UConn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL31 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Don Brown
Pass share
47.3%
348 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #331 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Massachusetts, 178 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Derek Mason, Clark Lea, Lane Kiffin and Don Brown.
