Jeremiah Earby - 2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 26
Jeremiah Earby
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 186
- Hometown:
- East Palo Alto, Calif.
- High School:
- Menlo-Atherton
CAREER HIGHS (PRIOR TO MICHIGAN)
• Tackles: 8 - 2x, last at Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
• Solos: 7 - at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31, 2024)
• Asst: 4 - 2x, last vs. UCLA (Nov. 25, 2022)
• TFLs: 1.0 - 2x, last at Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
• Sacks: 0.5 - at South Florida (Aug. 28, 2025)
• Int: 2 - 2x, last vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
• FR: 1 - 2x, last vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
• PBUs: 4 - 2x, vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
Graduate Student (2026)
• Made his U-M debut contributing on special teams
PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent two years at California (2022-23) and two years at Boise State (2024-25)
• Two-year letter winner at California with 24 appearances and 10 starts; contributed 62 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, with two fumble recoveries and two interceptions among 19 total pass breakups
• Two-year letter winner seasons at Boise State with 28 appearances and 28 starts; contributed 94 tackles with 2.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and five interceptions among 20 total passes defended
• Appeared in 52 combined games with 38 starts at cornerback and earned four varsity letters; credited with totals of 156 tackles, 3.0 for loss with 0.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and seven interceptions among 39 total pass breakups
• Member of the 2024 Mountain West Champion Boise State Team that appeared in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
• All-Mountain West second team honoree (2025)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2022)
• Two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 23, 2025)
Senior (2025, Boise State)
• Started all 14 games at cornerback; totaled 60 tackles, including 1.5 for loss with 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery; intercepted four passes among 13 total passes defended to earn his fourth varsity letter and second at Boise State
• All-Mountain West second team honoree
• Two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 23)
• At South Florida (Aug. 28), made five tackles with a share of a sack
• Contributed six tackles against Eastern Washington (Sept. 5)
• Delivered eight stops at Air Force (Sept. 29), including 1.0 for loss
• Broke up two passes and made two tackles against App State (Sept. 27)
• At Notre Dame (Oct. 4), made five stops
• Broke up a pass and made four tackles against New Mexico (Oct. 11)
• Against UNLV (Oct. 18), up two passes with four tackles
• Recorded two interceptions and made four solo tackles at Nevada (Oct. 24)
• Broke up a pass with four tackles made against Fresno State (Nov. 1)
• Credited with six stops at San Diego State (Nov. 15)
• Picked off two passes with 37 total return yards, broke up two more, recovered a fumble and made three tackles against Colorado State (Nov. 22)
• Assisted on one stop at Utah State (Nov. 28)
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles against UNLV (Dec. 5)
• Delivered five tackles against Washington (Dec. 13) in the Bucked Up LA Bowl
Junior (2024, Boise State)
• Started all 14 games at cornerback; totaled 34 tackles, including 1.0 for loss with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception among seven total passes defended to earn his third varsity letter and first at Boise State
• Made his first start as a Bronco at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) and forced a fumble with seven tackles made, including 1.0 for loss
• Finished with four stops at Oregon (Sept. 7)
• Delivered one tackle against Portland State (Sept. 21)
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles against Washington State (Sept. 28)
• Recorded two stops against Utah State (Oct. 5)
• At Hawaii (Oct. 12), broke up a pass and made two tackles
• Contributed in the secondary at UNLV (Oct. 25), at Wyoming (Nov. 23)
• Delivered two tackles against San Diego State (Nov. 1)
• Recovered a fumble and made one tackle against Nevada (Nov. 9)
• At San Jose State (Nov. 16), made five tackles with a pass breakup
• Recorded three tackles against Oregon State (Nov. 29)
• Intercepted a pass, broke up three more and made a tackle against UNLV in the Mountain West Championship Game (Dec. 6)
• Made three tackles against Penn State (Dec. 31) at the Vrbo Feista Bowl in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
Sophomore (2023, California)
• Appeared in 12 games with three starts at cornerback; made 26 tackles with one interception returned 36 yards among seven total passes defended to earn his second varsity letter
• Returned an interception 36 yards at North Texas (Sept. 2)
• Contributed in the secondary against Auburn (Sept. 9), at Stanford (Nov. 18)
• Broke up a pair of passes with one tackle against Idaho (Sept. 16)
• Made one tackle at Washington (Sept. 23)
• Broke up a pass and made one tackle against Arizona State (Sept. 30)
• Recorded six stops against Oregon State (Oct. 7)
• Credited with one tackle at Utah (Oct. 14)
• Broke up a pass and made eight tackles against USC (Oct. 28)
• Registered three stops and a pass breakup at Oregon (Nov. 4), against Washington State (Nov. 11)
• Made two tackles at UCLA (Nov. 25)
• Entered the transfer portal in December
Freshman (2022, California)
• Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts at cornerback; made 36 tackles including 0.5 for loss; recovered two fumbles with one returned 33 yards for a touchdown and intercepted one pass among 12 total passes defended to earn his first varsity letter
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honoree
• Made his collegiate debut against UC Davis (Sept. 3) and intercepted a pass with one tackle
• Registered one tackle against UNLV (Sept. 10)
• Broke up a pass and chipped in one tackle at Notre Dame (Sept. 17)
• Against Arizona (Sept. 24), made two tackles with 0.5 for loss and broke up two passes
• Made his first career start at Washington State (Oct. 1) and added three tackles
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles at Colorado (Oct. 15)
• Against Washington (Oct. 22), broke up a pass and made six tackles
• Recorded four stops against Oregon (Oct. 29)
• At USC (Nov. 5), made one tackle
• Scored a touchdown on a 33-yard fumble recovery, broke up two passes and made three tackles at Oregon State (Nov. 12)
• Broke up three passes, recovered a fumble and made two tackles against Stanford (Nov. 19)
• Recorded eight tackles and a pass breakup against UCLA (Nov. 25)
Prep
• Attended Menlo-Atherton High School (2022); played for coach Chris Saunders
• The Bears compiled a 14-3 record over his junior and senior seasons, including a 10-0 mark in league play
• While he was a freshman, Menlo-Atherton won the school's first-ever CIF State Championship (Division 3-AA)
• Helped the program secure league titles in all three of his years on varsity (2019-21)
Key Statistics
• A three-year varsity player who contributed on offense as a wide receiver and on defense in the secondary
• Appeared in 25 games and totaled 71 tackles with 1.0 for loss and seven interceptions on defense
• On offense, caught 52 passes for 1,207 yards with 15 touchdowns and five rushes for 20 yards with one pass completion; totaled 1,328 all-purpose yards
• Also contributed on special teams as a returner with six returns for 101 yards
Honors and Rankings
• Received a four-star ranking from 247Sports Composite; the No, 1,307 player nationally, the No. 120 cornerback and the No. 96 player in California
• Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 71 player at his position and the No. 71 player in California
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals Industry ranking; the No, 1,207 player nationally, the No. 119 cornerback and the No. 89 player in the state of California
• Rated as a three-star prospect from On3.com; the No. 102 cornerback and No. 70 player in California
• Named a two-star prospect by Rivals
• Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN; the No. 118 cornerback and No. 92 player in the state of California
• First-team All-PAL as a senior in 2021
Personal
• Jeremiah Earby was born on March 30, 2004
• Son of Rodney and Yolanda Mason
• Tackles: 8 - 2x, last at Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
• Solos: 7 - at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31, 2024)
• Asst: 4 - 2x, last vs. UCLA (Nov. 25, 2022)
• TFLs: 1.0 - 2x, last at Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
• Sacks: 0.5 - at South Florida (Aug. 28, 2025)
• Int: 2 - 2x, last vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
• FR: 1 - 2x, last vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
• PBUs: 4 - 2x, vs. Colorado State (Nov. 22, 2025)
Graduate Student (2026)
• Made his U-M debut contributing on special teams
PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent two years at California (2022-23) and two years at Boise State (2024-25)
• Two-year letter winner at California with 24 appearances and 10 starts; contributed 62 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, with two fumble recoveries and two interceptions among 19 total pass breakups
• Two-year letter winner seasons at Boise State with 28 appearances and 28 starts; contributed 94 tackles with 2.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and five interceptions among 20 total passes defended
• Appeared in 52 combined games with 38 starts at cornerback and earned four varsity letters; credited with totals of 156 tackles, 3.0 for loss with 0.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and seven interceptions among 39 total pass breakups
• Member of the 2024 Mountain West Champion Boise State Team that appeared in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
• All-Mountain West second team honoree (2025)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2022)
• Two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 23, 2025)
Senior (2025, Boise State)
• Started all 14 games at cornerback; totaled 60 tackles, including 1.5 for loss with 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery; intercepted four passes among 13 total passes defended to earn his fourth varsity letter and second at Boise State
• All-Mountain West second team honoree
• Two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27, Nov. 23)
• At South Florida (Aug. 28), made five tackles with a share of a sack
• Contributed six tackles against Eastern Washington (Sept. 5)
• Delivered eight stops at Air Force (Sept. 29), including 1.0 for loss
• Broke up two passes and made two tackles against App State (Sept. 27)
• At Notre Dame (Oct. 4), made five stops
• Broke up a pass and made four tackles against New Mexico (Oct. 11)
• Against UNLV (Oct. 18), up two passes with four tackles
• Recorded two interceptions and made four solo tackles at Nevada (Oct. 24)
• Broke up a pass with four tackles made against Fresno State (Nov. 1)
• Credited with six stops at San Diego State (Nov. 15)
• Picked off two passes with 37 total return yards, broke up two more, recovered a fumble and made three tackles against Colorado State (Nov. 22)
• Assisted on one stop at Utah State (Nov. 28)
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles against UNLV (Dec. 5)
• Delivered five tackles against Washington (Dec. 13) in the Bucked Up LA Bowl
Junior (2024, Boise State)
• Started all 14 games at cornerback; totaled 34 tackles, including 1.0 for loss with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception among seven total passes defended to earn his third varsity letter and first at Boise State
• Made his first start as a Bronco at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) and forced a fumble with seven tackles made, including 1.0 for loss
• Finished with four stops at Oregon (Sept. 7)
• Delivered one tackle against Portland State (Sept. 21)
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles against Washington State (Sept. 28)
• Recorded two stops against Utah State (Oct. 5)
• At Hawaii (Oct. 12), broke up a pass and made two tackles
• Contributed in the secondary at UNLV (Oct. 25), at Wyoming (Nov. 23)
• Delivered two tackles against San Diego State (Nov. 1)
• Recovered a fumble and made one tackle against Nevada (Nov. 9)
• At San Jose State (Nov. 16), made five tackles with a pass breakup
• Recorded three tackles against Oregon State (Nov. 29)
• Intercepted a pass, broke up three more and made a tackle against UNLV in the Mountain West Championship Game (Dec. 6)
• Made three tackles against Penn State (Dec. 31) at the Vrbo Feista Bowl in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
Sophomore (2023, California)
• Appeared in 12 games with three starts at cornerback; made 26 tackles with one interception returned 36 yards among seven total passes defended to earn his second varsity letter
• Returned an interception 36 yards at North Texas (Sept. 2)
• Contributed in the secondary against Auburn (Sept. 9), at Stanford (Nov. 18)
• Broke up a pair of passes with one tackle against Idaho (Sept. 16)
• Made one tackle at Washington (Sept. 23)
• Broke up a pass and made one tackle against Arizona State (Sept. 30)
• Recorded six stops against Oregon State (Oct. 7)
• Credited with one tackle at Utah (Oct. 14)
• Broke up a pass and made eight tackles against USC (Oct. 28)
• Registered three stops and a pass breakup at Oregon (Nov. 4), against Washington State (Nov. 11)
• Made two tackles at UCLA (Nov. 25)
• Entered the transfer portal in December
Freshman (2022, California)
• Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts at cornerback; made 36 tackles including 0.5 for loss; recovered two fumbles with one returned 33 yards for a touchdown and intercepted one pass among 12 total passes defended to earn his first varsity letter
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention honoree
• Made his collegiate debut against UC Davis (Sept. 3) and intercepted a pass with one tackle
• Registered one tackle against UNLV (Sept. 10)
• Broke up a pass and chipped in one tackle at Notre Dame (Sept. 17)
• Against Arizona (Sept. 24), made two tackles with 0.5 for loss and broke up two passes
• Made his first career start at Washington State (Oct. 1) and added three tackles
• Broke up a pass and made three tackles at Colorado (Oct. 15)
• Against Washington (Oct. 22), broke up a pass and made six tackles
• Recorded four stops against Oregon (Oct. 29)
• At USC (Nov. 5), made one tackle
• Scored a touchdown on a 33-yard fumble recovery, broke up two passes and made three tackles at Oregon State (Nov. 12)
• Broke up three passes, recovered a fumble and made two tackles against Stanford (Nov. 19)
• Recorded eight tackles and a pass breakup against UCLA (Nov. 25)
Prep
• Attended Menlo-Atherton High School (2022); played for coach Chris Saunders
• The Bears compiled a 14-3 record over his junior and senior seasons, including a 10-0 mark in league play
• While he was a freshman, Menlo-Atherton won the school's first-ever CIF State Championship (Division 3-AA)
• Helped the program secure league titles in all three of his years on varsity (2019-21)
Key Statistics
• A three-year varsity player who contributed on offense as a wide receiver and on defense in the secondary
• Appeared in 25 games and totaled 71 tackles with 1.0 for loss and seven interceptions on defense
• On offense, caught 52 passes for 1,207 yards with 15 touchdowns and five rushes for 20 yards with one pass completion; totaled 1,328 all-purpose yards
• Also contributed on special teams as a returner with six returns for 101 yards
Honors and Rankings
• Received a four-star ranking from 247Sports Composite; the No, 1,307 player nationally, the No. 120 cornerback and the No. 96 player in California
• Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 71 player at his position and the No. 71 player in California
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals Industry ranking; the No, 1,207 player nationally, the No. 119 cornerback and the No. 89 player in the state of California
• Rated as a three-star prospect from On3.com; the No. 102 cornerback and No. 70 player in California
• Named a two-star prospect by Rivals
• Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN; the No. 118 cornerback and No. 92 player in the state of California
• First-team All-PAL as a senior in 2021
Personal
• Jeremiah Earby was born on March 30, 2004
• Son of Rodney and Yolanda Mason
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