Last confirmed: NC State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 224 lb · Sanford, FL · Lake Mary
Jerod Fernandez: LB · NC State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jerod Fernandez
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the NC State linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Syracuse — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
99 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 him by name this season.
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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 28-35@ South Carolina | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-16vs Furman | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21@ No. 12 Florida State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-25vs Syracuse | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 39-25vs No. 17 Louisville | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs No. 6 Clemson | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14@ Boston College | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-21vs North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-31@ Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 43 | 9.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%9 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups99 tackles · 9 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 31-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
50.1%
484 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
74.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
99 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 188 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
