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Career Highs
- 6 Total Tackles vs. Miami (Dec. 31, 2025)
- 1.0 Sacks (Two times – last at Illinois on Oct. 11, 2025)
- 1.0 Tackles for Loss (Three times – last at Illinois on Oct. 11, 2025)
- 1 Interception (Three times – last at Purdue on Nov. 8, 2025)
- 2025: Third Team All-Big Ten, Academic All-Big Ten Conference, OSU Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in all 14 games as a junior starting in all 14 games, totaling 799 snaps at defensive back and on special teams...Ended the season with 26 tackles, two interceptions, three pass deflections, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
- TEXAS (8/30): Tallied three tackles and one interception for five yards on a season-high 73 snaps.
- GRAMBLING (9/6): Saw action in 38 snaps.
- OHIO (9/13): Had three tackles on 52 plays.
- at WASHINGTON (9/27): Post two tackles on 59 snaps.
- MINNESOTA (10/4): Recorded two tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and one pass deflection on 53 plays.
- at ILLINOIS (10/11): Racked up 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle for loss, one tackle and one pass deflection on 72 snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/18): Tallied one tackle on 44 plays.
- PENN STATE (11/1): Racked up three tackles on 70 snaps.
- at PURDUE (11/8): Recorded one interception returned for 23 yards and also had a tackle on 45 snaps.
- UCLA (11/15): Grabbed one tackle on 44 plays.
- RUTGERS (11/22): Totaled one tackle on 60 snaps.
- at MICHIGAN (11/29): Saw action on 53 plays.
- vs. INDIANA (12/6): Posted two tackles on 66 snaps.
- vs. MIAMI (12/31): Recorded a career-high six tackles on 70 plays.
Appeared in all 16 games as a sophomore, totaling 528 snaps at defensive back and on special teams...Finished the season with 22 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.
- AKRON (8/31): Posted three tackles and a season-high tying 1.0 tackle for loss in 26 snaps played.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN (9/7): Saw 33 snaps and totaled one tackle.
- MARSHALL (9/21): Registered 26 plays.
- at MICHIGAN STATE (9/28): Played 22 snaps, tallying one tackle.
- IOWA (10/5): Tallied 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackles for loss and one tackle in 17 snaps.
- at OREGON (10/12): Saw action in six snaps.
- NEBRASKA (10/26): Recorded one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss in 42 snaps.
- at PENN STATE (11/2): Notched 22 snaps.
- PURDUE (11/9): Logged 50 plays and registered one tackle.
- at NORTHWESTERN (11/16): Finished the game with a season-high four tackles on 45 snaps.
- INDIANA (11/23): Suited up in 35 plays and tallied three tackles.
- MICHIGAN (11/30): Saw action in 21 plays.
- TENNESSEE (12/21): Notched three tackles on 37 snaps.
- vs. OREGON (1/1): Had two tackles on 53 plays.
- vs. TEXAS (1/10): Tallied one tackle on season-high 61 snaps played.
- vs. NOTRE DAME (1/20): Ended the game with one tackle on 32 plays.
Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, making one start, totaling 283 snaps at defensive back and on special teams...Finished the season with 13 tackles, three pass deflections and an interception returned for a 58-yard touchdown.
- at INDIANA (9/2): Made collegiate debut, playing four snaps.
- YOUNGSTOWN ST (9/9): Recorded a tackle and a pass deflection on 15 plays.
- WESTERN KENTUCKY (9/16): Secured his first interception, returning it 58 yards for a touchdown while also having a tackle on 16 plays.
- Ate NOTRE DAME (9/23): Suited up in 10 plays
- MARYLAND (10/7): Saw 35 snaps.
- at PURDUE (10/14): Totaled two tackles on 34 plays.
- PENN STATE (10/21): Posted a season-high tying three tackles while also having a pass deflection on 54 snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/28): Registered seven plays.
- at RUTGERS (11/4): Made his first career start, grabbing a season-high tying three tackles on a season-high 80 snaps.
- MICHIGAN ST (11/11): Tallied a season-high tying three tackles on 28 plays.
- MINNESOTA (11/18): Posted 23 plays.
- at MICHIGAN (11/25): Played in five snaps.
- Sport Industry
- Jermaine was a part of the 2023 Ohio State recruiting class
- He enrolled in classes in January of 2023 and took part in spring drills
- He was the second-highest rated player in the state of Ohio as a senior, according to the 247Sports composite
- Came in at No. 135 nationally, regardless of position, and the No. 15 cornerback
- A four-star prospect
- Named the Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association Division II Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year and the Division II Defensive Player of the Year
- Finished the season with 51 total tackles, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and six interceptions
- He returned three of his six interceptions for touchdowns
- Also had a touchdown receiving, one on a punt return and another on a kickoff return
- Winton Woods finished the 2022 season with a 12-1 record; helped his team with a state championship as a junior in 2021
- Made 40 tackles and had five interceptions during that season while also returning two punts for TDs
- Mother is Bianca Adkins
