Player Dossier

2019-2023

Vanderbilt

Dashaun Jerkins

S • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dashaun Jerkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

19.9

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

10.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Vanderbilt • Ole Miss • Massachusetts
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Dashaun Jerkins, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Dashaun Jerkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 2 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Massachusetts.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

19.9

Usage

3.2

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

UConn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Michigan: 2. Arkansas State: 0. Toledo: 0. Penn State: 0. Liberty: 0. UConn: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 32.5. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas State: 9 by 37.5. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses0.6 · n=8
First Half1 · n=5 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -1 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=9

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

37.5 vs Arkansas State

Result
Sat 11/25vs UConnL 18-3143000
Sat 11/18@ LibertyL 25-4910000
Sat 10/14@ Penn StateL 0-6321000
Sat 10/7vs ToledoL 24-4152000
Sat 9/30vs Arkansas StateL 28-5295000
Sat 9/16@ Eastern MichiganL 17-1921002
Sat 9/9vs Miami (OH)L 28-41310011
Sat 9/2@ AuburnL 14-5921001
Sat 8/26@ New Mexico StateW 41-3031000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Massachusetts

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt2.523.54.5
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt326.74.10.5
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt621.46.53
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss216.35.3-4
2023 Regular SeasonMassachusetts519.93.23

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#2

LSU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#3

Florida

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#4

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#5

Miami (OH)

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Ole Miss

2 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage

31.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

23.8

6 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

12

3 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8706

Woodbridge · Woodbridge, VA

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

178

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
178