Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Jeremiah Vessel
Junior safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Bishop Gorman HS
CFB Index 50 · #273 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from UAB)
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1648 nationally · Signed with New Mexico State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to New Mexico State in 2023.
Jeremiah Vessel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four head coaches in four seasons, at four different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
20234 games
- Signed with New Mexico State3-star out of Bishop Gorman
20244 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Liberty
Played his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UAB
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #273 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 81 | 51 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kentrell Webb’s 2024 season.
83%match
Matches Kentrell on
Height
Class year
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kerry Brown's junior season at Minnesota (2025).
Matches Kerry on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Kerry on
TFL rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jeremiah Vessel
The secondary · Liberty
- #13Jeremiah Vessel54 tackles · 2025
- D-Icey Hopkins51 tackles · 2025
- #3Ashton Whitner38 tackles · 2025
- #17Jayden Davis10 tackles · 2025
- #2Jiquavious Marshall5 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology