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Jarrett Jerrels

Former linebacker at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 25 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

LB · Florida Atlantic · Sr. · #44

6′2″ · 227 lb · Williston, FL

CFB Index 19 · #522 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceFlorida Atlantic 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former linebacker at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 25 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 73 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Florida Atlantic

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

3 coaches

2021–2022

Willie Taggart

Florida Atlantic

2023

Tom Herman

Florida Atlantic

era →

2024

Chad Lunsford

Florida Atlantic

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, and Chad Lunsford. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo

2022Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Run-leaning

2023Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Tom Herman · Balanced

2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

19Below cohort / limited sample #522 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Solo tackles#1346 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles#1643 / 2892 · 42nd pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road4g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

19 · #522 of 571 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Florida Atlantic	25	16	1.0	1	--	--
2023	Florida Atlantic	33	19	2.0	--	1	--
2022	Florida Atlantic	10	7	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Florida Atlantic	5	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		73	43	3.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024

W 41–10

vs Wagner

1 TOT · 1 PD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.

With O. Hayes — -4 rush yds (1 car) · C. Fancher — 150 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-16@ Michigan State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 7-24vs Army	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 38-20vs Florida International	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 41-10vs Wagner	1	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 37-41vs North Texas	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 24-38@ UTSA	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-44vs South Florida	7	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 12	L 15-18@ Temple	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 27-39vs Charlotte	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 63-16@ Tulsa	4	3	1.0	—	0
Total		25	16	1.0	—	1

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

Jarrett Jerrels

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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