Player Dossier

2016-2019

NC State

Jarius Morehead

S • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Whitsett, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jarius Morehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

50

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

48

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Player Story

Jarius Morehead built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Whitsett, NC wearing No. 31, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jarius Morehead's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.905

Ensworth · Nashville, TN

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Jarius Morehead, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · NC State. Jarius Morehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
219
TFL
4
Sacks
1
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
10
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Jarius Morehead quick answers

Latest team and position
NC State · S
Career Tackles
219
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · NC State
Top game
Louisville
Recruit profile
4-star · Ensworth · Kentucky
High school pipeline
Ensworth · 36 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 31 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank
49 tackles · S 118th (top 25%) · ACC 78th (top 13%) · National 702nd (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 PostseasonNC State72-0--013.3
2016 Regular SeasonNC State711-0-1013.3
2017 PostseasonNC State135-0--061.2
2017 Regular SeasonNC State13751034061.2
2018 PostseasonNC State139-0--043
2018 Regular SeasonNC State1368-0-4243
2019 Regular SeasonNC State12493121043.1

Related Context

Jarius Morehead played S for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jarius Morehead recorded 219 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with NC State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

NC State paired 9 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Regular Season · NC State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

22.8

Usage

4.9

Consistency

31

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 1. Western Carolina: 0. West Virginia: 0. Ball State: 1. Florida State: 1.5. Syracuse: 0. Boston College: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Clemson: 0.5. Louisville: 2. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 5 by 30.8. Western Carolina: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 5 by 35.8. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 8 by 43.3. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 8 by 38.3. Louisville: 6 by 45. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

45 vs Louisville

Result
Sun 12/1vs North CarolinaL 10-4152000
Fri 11/22@ Georgia TechL 26-2821000
Sun 11/17vs LouisvilleSplash gameL 20-3464110
Sun 11/10vs ClemsonL 10-55840.5000
Sat 11/2@ Wake ForestL 10-4454000
Sat 10/19@ Boston CollegeL 24-4582100
Fri 10/11vs SyracuseW 16-1010000
Sat 9/28@ Florida StateL 13-31540.5001
Sat 9/21vs Ball StateW 34-2310000
Sat 9/14@ West VirginiaL 27-4422000
Sat 9/7vs Western CarolinaW 41-010000
Sat 8/31vs East CarolinaW 34-651000

Player Story

Jarius Morehead story

Jarius Morehead built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Whitsett, NC wearing No. 31, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jarius Morehead's career was his defensive production: 219 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Jarius Morehead's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    NC State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonNC State210.61.9
2016 Regular SeasonNC State210.61.90
2017 PostseasonNC State932.56.67
2017 Regular SeasonNC State932.56.60
2018 PostseasonNC State7315.7-2
2018 Regular SeasonNC State7315.70
2019 Regular SeasonNC State722.84.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisville

Week 12 · L 20-34 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Syracuse

Week 9 · L 41-51 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#3

vs Clemson

Week 10 · L 31-38 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Boston College

Week 8 · L 24-45 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Notre Dame

Week 6 · W 10-3

2

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · NC State

9 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage

61.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · NC State

61.2

9 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · NC State

43.1

7 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

4

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games