#21

Jamar Summers

Cornerback for UConn. 2017: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

CB · UConn · #21

6′1″ · 190 lb · Orange, NJ

UConn 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2089 nationally · Signed with UConn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 cornerback for UConn. 2017: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UConn in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UConn, 122 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with UConn2-star out of Orange

2014

Signed with UConn3-star out of Milford Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2089 national

CFB

College

UConn

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

Bob Diaco

UConn

2017

Randy Edsall

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UConn2-10HC: Bob Diaco · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2015UConn6-7HC: Bob Diaco · Run-leaning

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (93rd percentile). Strength: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#166 / 2682 · 93rd pct

Passes defended#152 / 2682 · 93rd pct

Tackles#396 / 2682 · 85th pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1745 / 2682 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.2	0.2	0.8
Road4g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.8
Weeks 8+5g	5.8	0.2	0.2	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UConn	63	49	1.0	1.0	7	1	--
2016	UConn	59	42	4.0	0.0	8	2	--
2015	UConn	--	--	--	--	--	8	--
2014	UConn	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		122	91	5.0	1.0	15	12	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 27–20

vs Holy Cross

11 TOT · 8 SOLO · 3 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With B. Graham — 40 AVG · 44 LONG · 6 NO · D. Pindell — 154 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.1 · 33 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 27-20vs Holy Cross	11	8	0.0	0.0	—	3	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 3	L 18-38@ Virginia	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 38-41vs East Carolina	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-49@ SMU	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 31-70vs Memphis	8	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-14vs Tulsa	6	6	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 12-52vs Missouri	7	6	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 11	L 24-49@ UCF	5	5	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 16-39vs Boston College	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 21-22@ Cincinnati	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		63	49	1.0	1.0	1	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2013

2014

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays