Defensive back, North Carolina Central, 2021–25
Jelani Vassell
- Number
- No. 38
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Wesley Chapel, FL
Jelani Vassell played defensive back at North Carolina Central (2021–25).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat North Carolina, 20242interceptions, career highat Morgan State, 2025Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022 and 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | North Carolina Central | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina Central | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | North Carolina Central | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina Central | 38 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina Central | 38 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina Central | 38 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina Central | 38 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina Central | 38 | DB | So. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 North Carolina Central 4 games, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Florida A&M | W 45–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Delaware State | L 26–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 1 | at Howard | W 35–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 22 | at Morgan State | W 33–14 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
2024 North Carolina Central 1 game, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at North Carolina | L 10–45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 North Carolina Central 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at UCLA | L 7–59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Winston-Salem State, so that game is not listed.
2021 North Carolina Central 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Marshall | L 10–44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 25 at North Carolina A&T, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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