Jomez Applewhite: DB · Southern Miss · #7.
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Jomez Applewhite
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 65 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24vs Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-17@ UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-43vs North Texas | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-29@ UTSA | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0vs UTEP | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-30vs UAB | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-34@ Rice | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-21vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-27@ Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-42vs Florida State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL65 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.4%
438 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
65 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
