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2022 Football Roster

27 Jakari Starling

27 Jakari Starling

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Riviera Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    Palm Beach Lakes HS

Summary

Biography

2022
Sustained a season-ending injury in the season opener at Kansas State (9/3) … was the starting middle linebacker in that game … MVFC honor roll member

2021
Started two games at outside linebacker near the beginning of the season before sustaining an injury that forced him to miss five games … competed in seven games and totaled three starts overall … had 14 tackles including eight solo stops … had a season-high four tackles including a strip sack that USD recovered and quickly led to a 14-0 Coyote lead on the road at Missouri State in the Valley opener (9/25)

2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... started the first three games at linebacker before missing game four due to injury … finished as the team’s seventh-leading tackler with 23 stops including one for loss … had a season-high 10 tackles in the home opener against Missouri State (3/13) … recovered a fumble that led to a Coyote touchdown in the season-opening win at No. 7 Illinois State (2/27) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
One of 12 defensive players named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team … competed in all 12 games and earned 11 starts at linebacker … finished as the team’s third-leading tackler with 70 stops including a sack and four for loss … named to Phil Steele’s FCS Freshman All-America Team (second team) and earned honorable mention on HERO Sports FCS Freshmen All-America Team … was credited with four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries … got his first sack on a third-down play that helped seal the win at Northern Colorado (9/21) … had a team-high eight stops in the win at Missouri St (10/12) … had a season-high 10 tackles against top-ranked North Dakota St (11/16) ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2018
One of nine true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … made the two-deep at safety for the first three games of the year and made a fourth appearance in the season finale at South Dakota State … can redshirt since he competed in four games or less … made his collegiate debut and got his first tackle in the season opener at Kansas State (9/1) … got another tackle in the home opener in week two against Northern Colorado (9/8) ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
First-team all-conference and all-county performer for Palm Beach Lakes ... compiled 165 tackles, 12 interceptions and six sacks ... had 12 total tackles-for-loss ... finished the 2017 season with seven picks, two sacks and 32 tackles ... joins Tre Jackson, also from Palm Beach County, on the Coyotes’ 2018 signing class ... also competes in basketball for the Rams ... made the 4.0 honor roll list

Personal
Son of Vincent and Latreshia ... younger brother, Vincent, also plays linebacker at USD ... studying social work at USD
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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    27
  • 2

    2020Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 215 lbs
    2
  • 27

    2022Junior

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    27