Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 2 | 2232nd / 3269 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 3 | — |
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Southern Miss#125 · 1-5 | 3 | 13% |
| 2025 | Ole Miss#9 · 13-2 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | Ole Miss#5 · 10-3 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jeffery Rush Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Jeffery Rush Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 2900th / 5416 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alcorn State | — | 59 | ~26 (10–41) | 3 | 44% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | ✓ DL | 58 | · | · | — |
| Wk 4 · Tulane | — | 77 | ~33 (13–52) | 2 | 43% |
| Season | 1 GS | 449 | 59 (28–79) | 5 | 13% |
20 DLs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kameron Cyprien | DL | JR | 25 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Nasim Cairo | DL | SR | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jameer Lewis | DL | SR | 17 | 3.5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| 90 | JR Stegall | DL | JR | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Ramon Pernas | DL | SO | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| A'mari Wilson | DL | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 41 | Will Smith | DL | SO | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Josh Johnson | DL | JR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Zachariah Keith | DL | JR | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Darrell Gross | DL | JR | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Jeffery Rush Jr. | DL | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Xavier McIver | DL | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Cam'ron Hoyte | DL | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| KJ Washington | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 57 | Jeramie Posey | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | David Griffin | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Travis Bendolph | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Talik Parkman | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Ari Slocum | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Kei'shaun Mashburn | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Southern Miss depth chart →