Jernias Tafia
Jernias Tafia
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jake Dickert and Jay Norvell. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Hawai'i, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jay Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 28 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Northern Colorado
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Colorado State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (31 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #73
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kylen McCracken’s 2021 season.
Matches Kylen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Brandt-Epps's junior season at Old Dominion (2023).
Matches Devin on