Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Jarvis Lee Jr.
Senior safety for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Jacksonville, FL
CFB Index 89 · #14 of 364 cornersMedium confidenceTransferred South Florida → SMU 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
1
interception · 2026
4 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, vs UC Davis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from South Florida to SMU in 2026.
Jarvis Lee Jr.
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick and Rhett Lashlee. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Florida State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20234 games
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of IMG Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
2025South Florida
2026SMU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2024South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Balanced
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Rhett Lashlee
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
89 · #14 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #14 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 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 | 76 | 52 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylin Smith’s 2024 season.
86%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 33
Matches Jaylin on
Tackle volume
Height
Interceptions
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Turner's junior season at Northwestern (2025).
95%match
Matches Braden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jarvis Lee Jr.
The secondary · SMU
- #21Jimmy Wyrick62 tackles · 2025
- #1Jarvis Lee Jr.55 tackles · 2025
- William Nettles37 tackles · 2025
- #8Marcellus Barnes Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #13Jaelyn Davis-Robinson26 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology