Isaiah Jernagin

Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
High School:
Bakersfield HS

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Played in all three games with one start in season finale at Eastern Washington ... recorded 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops ... career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) in UC Davis game ... notched a pass breakup in each of the three games.

2019 -- Redshirt ... played in three games and preserved his redshirt year ... no tackles recorded.

High School -- Under head coach Paul Golla at Bakersfield High School, Jernagin made 65 tackles in three varsity seasons ... notched 32 tackles in senior season ... also rushed for 334 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 13.4 yards per carry, and caught six passes ... Drillers were 9-4 in 2018, finishing second in the Southwest Yosemite League and advancing to the semifinal round of the CIF-Central Section Division 1 playoffs ... Jernagin earned first-team All-Southwest Yosemite League honors as a defensive back for the second straight year after earning second-team honors as a sophomore ... played on Bakersfield's CIF-Central Section Division I championship team in 2016 as a sophomore, earning All-Area honorable mention praise ... was an All-Area first-team defensive back as a junior ... Drillers were 11-3 and qualified for the state semifinals ... participated in Project BEST ... has a younger brother Isaac, who is a running back with the Drillers ... "I believe Cal Poly is a great school for me to build my future upon."

Personal -- Son of Dejon and Shellee Jernagin ... two brothers, Isaac and Ian ... aspires to be a sports broadcaster ... born in Long Beach, Calif. ... majoring in journalism.

Former head coach Tim Walsh: "Jernagin was a corner for Bakersfield High School, where he led the Drillers' secondary. He is an athletic tough competitor who will compete for time as a freshman. We're excited to to have him as a Mustang."