Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Jameer Lewis
Senior defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Mccomb, MS · McComb HS
CFB Index 47 · #229 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Southern Miss for 2026
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
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2024.
Jameer Lewis
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Southern Miss, three different head coaches: Reed Stringer, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Auburn — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202410 games
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Southwest Mississippi C.C.
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Played under 3 different head coaches: Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 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
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #229 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #229 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #24 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 32 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 24 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mazin Richards’s 2022 season.
86%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Mazin on
TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mohamed Toure's sophomore season at Rutgers (2021).
91%match
Matches Mohamed on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Background
2024 (Jr.): Appeared in all 12 games with three starts coming against Southeastern Louisiana (9/7), Louisiana (10/5) and Marshall (11/9)…Posted 24 tackles (nine solos) with five tackles for loss for 23 yards and two sacks for 15 yards…Added a pass breakup and five quarterback hurries…Had season-h...
The defensive line · Southern Miss
- #5JJ Hawkins5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Jameer Lewis4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #36Brodarius Lewis3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Isaiah Gibson Sr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Xavier McIver1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
26 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology