Jarvis Lee Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick and Rhett Lashlee. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 5, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 27 | 21 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 55 | 38 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 13 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 70 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 27-30 at Syracuse, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How SMU’s defense played that day
Syracuse’s 10 drives: 4 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 9.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 6-0.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, up 7-0.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception ended UC Davis’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 28-0. Ended UC Davis’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%6 TFL27 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #218 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Alex Golesh and Rhett Lashlee.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
