Jabari Ishmael
Jabari Ishmael
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 21 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
3 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches Emmanuel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Robinson's senior season at Georgia Tech (2024).
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