
Jeremy Avila gives Southern Utah a rangy, versatile defensive piece
Jeremy Avila is listed on Southern Utah’s 2026 football roster as a redshirt sophomore linebacker at 6-foot-0, 190 pounds, but the available public data does not show meaningful stat production yet, so the story is more about upside than box-score fireworks. He appears to be a developmental defender with enough size to play downhill and enough room to add strength, which can matter if his game is built around closing speed, tackling reliability, and special-teams value. For a team, he looks like a fit if you want a young, moldable defensive back-type athlete with room to grow rather than an immediate impact star.