Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Jamari Somerville
Redshirt junior safety on Akron's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Indian Head, MD · Henry E. Lackey HS | James Madison
Returning to Akron for 2026
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with James Madison
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed with James Madison in 2023.
- Transferred from James Madison to Akron in 2025.
Jamari Somerville
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. James Madison to Akron — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Robert Morris — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with James Madisonout of Henry E. Lackey
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Harrison’s 2024 season.
77%match
Matches Christian on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Christian on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to LaDainian Fields's freshman season at Oklahoma State (2025).
81%match
Matches LaDainian on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from LaDainian on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamari Somerville
Background
2025: Appeared in 12 games with one start… recorded 19 total tackles (9 solo, 10 assisted)… posted 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack… broke up one pass… recorded a season-high six tackles at Buffalo (10/25). 2024 (James Madison): Did not see any action... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (...
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #6Jamari Somerville15 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology