Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Massachusetts
Dashaun Jerkins
S • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dashaun Jerkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Ole Miss • Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Dashaun Jerkins built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 14, spending time with Massachusetts, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Dashaun Jerkins' career...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Dashaun Jerkins, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Dashaun Jerkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 178
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Dashaun Jerkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · S
- Career Tackles
- 178
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Woodbridge · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Maumelle · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · S 196th (top 37%) · FBS Independents 35th (top 19%) · National 1,265th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 58 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 27.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 44 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 9 | 31 | - | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 41.9 |
Related Context
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Dashaun Jerkins played S for Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Massachusetts. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dashaun Jerkins recorded 10 rushing yards, 178 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 6 primary output with 21.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
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2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
21
Usage
3.8
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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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: 1. Penn State: 0. Liberty: 0. UConn: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 30.8. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 4 by 16.7
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Wins
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 11/25 | vs UConn | L 18-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Liberty | L 25-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Penn State | L 0-63 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Toledo | L 24-41 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Arkansas State | L 28-52 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 17-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | L 28-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Auburn | L 14-59 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | @ New Mexico State | W 41-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dashaun Jerkins story
Dashaun Jerkins built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 14, spending time with Massachusetts, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Dashaun Jerkins' career was his defensive production: 178 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dashaun Jerkins' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 10 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Massachusetts, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: Dashaun Jerkins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Massachusetts
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2.5 | 23.5 | 4.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 3 | 26.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 16.3 | 3.6 | -4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 6 | 21 | 3.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 4 · L 12-17 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#2
vs LSU
Week 5 · L 7-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 2 · L 24-42
1
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 2 · L 28-41
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
@ South Carolina
Week 7 · L 20-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
6 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 4.9 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Ole Miss
44.8
2 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
41.9
6 primary · 21 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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