Jahfari Harvey: DE · SMU · #6.
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Jahfari Harvey
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Manny Diaz, Jess Simpson, Mario Cristobal and Rhett Lashlee. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against BYU, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-24@ Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27@ No. 22 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 31-34vs No. 18 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 12.5 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 38-6
vs California
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
25%8 sacksTFL rate
42%12 TFLHurry rate
30%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
45%8 of 16 pressures30 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #18 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Miami and SMU, 18 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Manny Diaz, Mario Cristobal and Rhett Lashlee.
