Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 17 |
#3
Jamezell Lassiter
Junior running back for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 192 lb · Providence, RI · Deerfield (Mass.) Academy
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
51
rushing yards · 2026
5.1 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 33 rush yds, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearJamezell Lassiter
This is his second year in the same backfield at Vanderbilt. The receipt on tape: 33 rush yds against Austin Peay, Week 1, 2026.
51 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 12-3 over that span.
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 25.5 YDS/g, 5.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
33 rush yds (5 car)
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Delaware · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.54(10:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush right for 7 yards gain to the Vandy40 (#35 G.Moul; #88 S.Siafa), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Delaware · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.68(09:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vandy42 (#35 G.Moul)
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.68(05:53) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush left for 15 yards gain to the VU24 (#22 T.Hardy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.64(03:41) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush left for 6 yards loss to the VU24 (#81 M.Denkins)
- Week 2 · Delaware · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.45(12:48) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Vandy27 (#35 G.Moul; #52 D.Brogna)
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.31(11:04) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush right for 17 yards gain to the APSU15 (#26 T.Haile), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.23(04:27) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VU30 (#93 R.Jackson; #34 E.Jones)
- Week 2 · Delaware · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.16(11:44) #3 J.Lassiter rush middle for 2 yards gain to the DEL01 (#11 J.Corbin; #35 G.Moul)
- Week 1 · Austin Peay · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.16(10:45) Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VU49 (#34 E.Jones; #45 A.Sandifer)
- Week 2 · Delaware · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +0.05(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Lassiter rush left for 5 yards gain to the DEL03 (#27 A.Graham; #35 G.Moul), out of bounds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The backfield · Vanderbilt
- #28Sedrick Alexander570 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Makhilyn Young411 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Jamezell Lassiter143 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Gabe Fields8 rushing yards · 2025
- #44Gabe Fisher3 games · 2025
3 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology