Jefferson Adam is a defensive lineman at Eastern Michigan who has not played in Eastern Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024.
Eastern Michigan lists 22 defensive linemen this season.
Eastern Michigan is 4-5.
Adam disrupts the pocket from the interior. Transferred to Eastern Michigan from Iowa State. On tape: 3 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 26 | 16 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Career | 26 | 16 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-30@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-34vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 36-0vs Saint Francis | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 52-33@ Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-38vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-34vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-35@ Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-37vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-26@ Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 16 | 6.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 36-0
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 36-point win at home against Saint Francis.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%6 TFLSack rate
17%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries26 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
46.9%
415 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
73.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #154 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Chris Creighton.
