Senior linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 13 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Anderson, SC
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
tackles · 2025
3 TFL · 2 sacks
Swing playSwung South Carolina from 49% to 71% to win.Kentucky at South Carolina · 35-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 13 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Jatius Geer
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dino Babers and Shane Beamer. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Ole Miss, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (13th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #275 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 13 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 27 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 34 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-29@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-30@ Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 30-31@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-7vs Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Carolina
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Noah Taylor’s 2022 season.
Matches Noah on
Differs from Noah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Sullivan's sophomore season at Purdue (2021).
Matches Jack on
Differs from Jack on
Player DNA