Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Jeremiah Dillon
Senior cornerback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 193 lb · Tylertown, MS · Tylertown HS
Recruiting
4★
WR recruit
No. 311 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior cornerback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to Vanderbilt in 2024.
Jeremiah Dillon
He got to Vanderbilt by way of Ole Miss. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against UConn, Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Tylertown
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-2HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Vanderbilt: An SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…Did not see any game action in his two seasons at Vanderbilt. Ole Miss: Spent first two seasons at Ole Miss, but did not see the field…An SEC First-Year Honor Roll as a freshman…A Two-time selection to Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll and…
The secondary · Southern Miss
- #1Josh Moten61 tackles · 2025
- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #29Jeremiah Dillon2 games · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology