Myles Jernigan

Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Grand Prairie, TX
High School:
South Grand Prairie
Prev School:
Cal

2024: Appeared in 11 contests ... ended the year with 12 tackles and one sack ... recorded one solo tackle in the season opener against Austin Peay... recorded two solo, six total tackles against Georgia Tech... completed two total tackles at home against SMU... recorded one sack in the programs first win against Clemson beating them 33-21... recorded one solo tackle on the road against Stanford.

Before Louisville: Spent five seasons at Cal, recording 78 career tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks ... recorded 20 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss as a junior in 2023 ... played in 12 games with five starts ... totaled four tackles and a forced fumble against Arizona State ...recorded three tackles versus Oregon State ... played in 12 games including 11 starts and contributed 51 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss (-23 yards), 4.0 sacks (-22 yards), one pass breakup, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three quarterback hurries, all career highs other than a career-high-tying forced fumbles and fumble recoveries in 2022 ... credited with five tackles against UC Davis ... registered six tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard), 0.5 sacks (0 yards) ... career-high-tying tackles and tackles for loss against Notre Dame .. had five stops versus Colorado and Washington ... credited with six tackles versus Oregon State ... tallied five stops versus Stanford and UCLA ... played in eight games all off the bench including each of the last six and contributed five tackles in 2021 ...played primarily on special teams in each of the final three games all off the bench in a season shortened to four games by COVID-19 in 2020 ... contributed a pair tackles with one each against Stanford and Oregon ... redshirted in 2019.

High School: Two-time 6A Region 1 All-District selection who combined for 134 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and six passes deflected over his final two varsity seasons as a 2017 junior and 2018 senior for a pair of squads that both played in the postseason ... earned unanimous All-District recognition as a senior when he had 70 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one interception, two passes deflected and two forced fumbles for a team that reached the opening round of the Conference 6A D1 state championship ... collected 64 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles and four passes defended as a junior when his squad reached the second round of the Conference 6A D1 state championship ... wore No. 6 for his final three varsity seasons after suiting up in No. 23 as a 2015 freshman with his teams also reaching the opening round of the Conference 6A D1 state championship as a sophomore and second round as a freshman ... also participated in track and field and was a silver distance medal winner as a 2018 junior ... born January 27, 2001 ... son of Marcus and Kim Jernigan ... graduated from Cal in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies.