Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#99
Jamaal Jarrett
Junior defensive tackle on USC's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 360 lb · Greensboro, NC · Grimsley HS / Georgia
Returning to USC for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs San José State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on USC's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgia to USC in 2025.
Jamaal Jarrett
Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Kirby Smart and Lincoln Riley.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Grimsley
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026USC3-0HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · USC
Returning around him
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Background
CAREER: Through his three-year career (two seasons and Georgia and one at USC), Jarrett has recorded 12 tackles, including 0.5 a tackle for loss of 2 yards, and 1 INT returned 70 yards for a TD. 2026: Jarrett returns to make an impact on the Trojan defensive line as a redshirt junior in 2026. 202...
The defensive line · USC
- #1Kameryn Fountain10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Jahkeem Stewart7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Braylan Shelby6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Jide Abasiri4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jamaal Jarrett0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · USC team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology