Kennesaw State · W 34-6
No tackles.
Florida International · W 49-10
3 tackles
The other 6 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Vessel has tackles in 7 of Liberty’s 8 games: none against Kennesaw State.
Jeremiah Vessel
Played for four head coaches at four programs in four seasons: Jerry Kill, Barry Odom, Alex Mortensen and Jamey Chadwell. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Sam Houston, Week 6, 2026.
25 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 25 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | UAB | 54 | 33 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | UNLV | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 62 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 1 hurry
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL25 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #289 at the position.
The No. 1,648 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Jerry Kill, Barry Odom, Trent Dilfer, Alex Mortensen and Jamey Chadwell.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
