Jeremiah Gemmel: LB · North Carolina · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremiah Gemmel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at North Carolina: Larry Fedora and Mack Brown. The first career honor came in 2021: All-ACC. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 0.5 sacks against NC State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 74 | 44 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 78 | 50 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 84 | 42 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 237 | 136 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17@ Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-39vs Virginia | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-45vs Georgia Tech | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Duke | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-35vs Florida State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Miami | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-44@ No. 11 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 58-55vs No. 10 Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Wofford | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-34@ No. 24 NC State | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 43 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups74 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
42.7%
378 pass / 508 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #343 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 237 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Fedora → Mack Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
