JaMair Diaz
OLB · Senior
6'1" · 245 lbs · Unknown
Also wearing #56: C.J. Van Buren (OL)
Background
- Hometown
- Passaic, N.J.
- High school
- Passaic
- Previous school
- Sam Houston State
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Sam Houston State.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in four games and totaled 14 tackles … returned a fumble recovery 43 yards in his debut at Western Kentucky … had one sack among a season-high 6 tackles at Hawaii.
2024tap to read
Put together a breakout sophomore season ... named second team All-America by Associated Press and AFCA … earned first team All-America honors by Don Hansen ... D2Football.com Elite 100 Team ... Mountain East Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... All-MEC first team selection ... Cliff Harris Award finalist .... started all 11 games, leading the team with 54 total tackles, including 21.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks ... also recorded 3 quarterback hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 pass breakup ... his 21.0 tackles for loss led all of NCAA Division II.
2023tap to read
Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... closed the season with 22 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and a forced fumble ... recorded at least one tackle in nine of the 10 contests he played in ... had four tackles against both Concord and UNC Pembroke, adding 1.5 TFL in the Concord matchup ... finished with three tackles at both West Virginia State and Frostburg State ... notched two tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Notre Dame College. Prep School: Played at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. for a post-grad year ... finished the season with 42 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and one forced fumble. High School: Attended Passaic (N.J.) High where he was a first team all-county selection three times . Personal: Born JaMair Diaz.
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JaMair Diaz game-by-game stats
2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January.
2025 (Junior, Sam Houston State): Played in four games and totaled 14 tackles … returned a fumble recovery 43 yards in his debut at Western Kentucky … had one sack among a season-high 6 tackles at Hawaii.
2024 (Sophomore, Glenville State): Put together a breakout sophomore season ... named second team All-America by Associated Press and AFCA … earned first team All-America honors by Don Hansen ... D2Football.com Elite 100 Team ... Mountain East Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... All-MEC first team selection ... Cliff Harris Award finalist .... started all 11 games, leading the team with 54 total tackles, including 21.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks ... also recorded 3 quarterback hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 pass breakup ... his 21.0 tackles for loss led all of NCAA Division II.
2023 (Freshman, Glenville State): Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... closed the season with 22 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and a forced fumble ... recorded at least one tackle in nine of the 10 contests he played in ... had four tackles against both Concord and UNC Pembroke, adding 1.5 TFL in the Concord matchup ... finished with three tackles at both West Virginia State and Frostburg State ... notched two tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Notre Dame College.
Prep School: Played at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. for a post-grad year ... finished the season with 42 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
High School: Attended Passaic (N.J.) High where he was a first team all-county selection three times .
Personal: Born JaMair Diaz.