Jamal Potts: DB · Florida International · #7.
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Jamal Potts
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Florida International span two head coaches: Butch Davis and Mike MacIntyre. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Jacksonville State — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida International | 81 | 41 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida International | 53 | 30 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 56 | 34 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida International | 34 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 224 | 123 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 14 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-16vs Central Michigan | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-38@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 42-45vs Monmouth | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Liberty | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-30@ UTEP | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-10vs Sam Houston | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-13vs New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ Jacksonville State | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 26-27@ Kennesaw State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-24vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 81 | 41 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 52-16
vs Central Michigan · neutral site
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 36-point win at a neutral site against Central Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL81 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Pass share
46.4%
334 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
81 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida International, 224 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Butch Davis → Mike MacIntyre. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
