University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Addo, Jarell

Jersey Number 26
Jarell Addo
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Leominster, Mass.
- High School:
- Leominster
Bio
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
• 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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