Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Jeffery Rush
Sophomore defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 265 lb · Pascagoula, MS · Pascagoula HS
Transferred Ole Miss → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2024.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to Southern Miss in 2026.
Jeffery Rush
Jeffery Rush has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Pascagoula
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 · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Played under 3 different head coaches: Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025Ole Miss
2026Southern Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ole Miss | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (R-Fr.): So action in four games, including the CFP national semifinal against Miami (1/8)…Posted a quarterback hurry against The Citadel (11/8)…Did not register a tackle… 2024 (Fr.): Appeared in one game for the Rebels and was redshirted…Assisted on one tackle in four defensive snaps played...
The defensive line · Southern Miss
- #5JJ Hawkins5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Jameer Lewis4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #36Brodarius Lewis3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Isaiah Gibson Sr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jeffery Rush0 tackles for loss · 2025
26 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology