Jermari Harris: DB · Iowa · #27.
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Jermari Harris
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the same secondary at Iowa. The first one came in 2024: All-Big Ten. On tape: 7 tackles against UCLA, Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-14@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-35@ No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-16vs Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-32@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-14vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-10vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20@ UCLA | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 27 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL27 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 38-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
34.4%
260 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 105 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
