University of Massachusets Athletics

2018 Football Roster

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Jarell Addo & Bryton Barr - Tennessee (2017)
Jarell Addo
Jersey Number 26

Jarell Addo

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Leominster, Mass.
  • High School:
    Leominster
2018 • Redshirt Senior

Appeared in and started six games at outside linebacker
Made 55 tackles (27-28) with 5.0 TFLs for 11 yards lost
Broke up two passes, forced one fumble and picked off one pass
First appearance of the year was 12 tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, and a pass breakup against USF (10/6)
Had nine tackles with 1.0 TFLs against Coastal Carolina (10/20)
Tallied 12 tackles in the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3), including 1.5 TFLs, forced one fumble and picked off a pass during Liberty's offensive series in the third overtime
Totaled seven stops with 1.0 TFLs and a pass breakup against BYU (11/10)
Capped his career with eight tackles, including an assisted TFL, at No. 5 Georgia (11/17)


2017 • Redshirt Junior

Finished fifth on the team with 67 tackles (32-35) over 12 appearances at outside linebacker, including 11 starts
• Had the fourth-most TFLs (8.0) among Minutemen, which included 1.0 sacks
• Earned six pass breakups - the most among linebackers and tied for the third-highest total on the team
• Also forced one fumble and recovered another
• Opened the season with three tackles against Hawai'i (8/26)
• Assisted on a TFL among five stops against Old Dominion (9/9)
• Totaled six tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, at Temple (9/15)
• Set a then-career high with nine takedowns, including 2.0 TFLs, broke up two passes and forced a fumble at Tennessee (9/23)
• Made seven stops and distrupted one pass against Ohio (9/30)
• Had back-to-back six-stop games against Georgia Southern (10/21) and Appalachian State (10/28), including a forced fumble against the Eagles and a pass breakup versus the Mountaineers
• Set a personal best with 13 takedowns, including an assisted takedown, and broke up his fifth pass attempt of the season at Mississippi State (11/3)
• Ended the season with nine tackles, including 2.0 TFLs, at FIU (12/2)


2016 Redshirt Sophomore
• Switched from defensive back to linebacker
• Did not see game action


2015 Redshirt Freshman
• Appeared in 11 games
• Finished the season with 10 total tackles, including one TFL
• Recorded his first career TFL in the season opener against Colorado
• Notched a career-best 4 tackles versus Notre Dame


2014 Freshman
• Redshirted the season


Before Massachusetts
• Coached by former UMass quarterback Dave Palazzi at Leominster High School
• Earned all-state honors as a senior
• Posted a 42-inch vertical leap at the Nike SPARQ Combine
• Won two state championships at Leominster
• Posted 93 tackles and an interception to go with 413 yards receiving and a team-high seven touchdowns as a senior in 2013
• Ninth-ranked college recruit in Massachusetts
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