Junior safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Bishop Gorman HS
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
S recruit
No. 1648 nationally · Signed with New Mexico State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
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 against Ball State, Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
7 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 10 | 8 | 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 | 85 | 55 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 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 |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
37.5%
72 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
64.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #273 at the position.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kentrell Webb’s 2024 season.
Matches Kentrell on
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
Differs from Kerry on
Player DNA
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