Senior defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Buffalo, NY
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 13 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 4 tackles, vs Old Dominion
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
Jalil Rivera-Harvey
Wins his gap play after play. Jalil Rivera-Harvey has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (2nd percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurries13 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 48–24
vs Old Dominion
4 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Old Dominion.
With C. Del Rio-Wilson — 219 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.1 · 95 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · N. Totten — 38.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-45@ Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-21vs Missouri State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 51-54@ Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-24vs Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quentin Bivens’s 2023 season.
Matches Quentin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Quentin Bivens's senior season at Southern Miss (2023).
Matches Quentin on
Player DNA
15 more on the roster · Marshall team page