Catcher who split time behind the plate with Cooper Ingle in 2023 ... split time at catcher with Jimmy Obertop in 2024, but started most games behind the plate in 2025 ... was the primary starter at catcher in 2026 ... one of the strongest players and hardest workers on the team ... three-time team co-captain ... three-time All-ACC Academic selection ... two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... a career .260 hitter with a .519 slugging percentage and .375 on-base percentage in 176 games (164 starts) over four seasons ... had 22 doubles, 44 homers, 133 RBIs, 123 runs, 93 walks, 21 hit-by-pitches and a steal ... became the first Tiger since Seth Beer (2016-18) to lead Clemson in homers in back-to-back seasons (2025,26).
2026: Team co-captain ... Buster Posey Award Watch List member ... Second-Team All-ACC selection ... All-ACC Academic selection ... hit .269 with 42 runs, seven doubles, 18 homers, 50 RBIs, a .579 slugging percentage, .396 on-base percentage, 35 walks and seven hit-by-pitches in 54 games (54 starts, including 35 at catcher and 19 as the DH) ... fifth in the ACC in homers per game (0.33) and tied for fifth in homers ... led the team in homers and walks ... had 12 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games ... had a team-season-long 30-game on-base streak from March to May ... had a 10-game hitting streak in April ... hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the score against Army West Point on Feb. 13 ... went 2-for-3 with a grand slam against Charlotte on Feb. 17 ... went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs and a walk against Bryant on Feb. 20 ... hit a two-run homer against Bryant on Feb. 21 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs against Michigan State at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 ... went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks in the second game of a doubleheader against La Salle on March 7 ... went 1-for-3 with a homer and walk against No. 3 Georgia Tech on March 13 ... went 1-for-5 with a homer, three RBIs and a walk against No. 3 Georgia Tech on March 14 ... went 1-for-4 with a homer, three runs and a walk at The Citadel on March 18 ... went 2-for-5 with a homer, double and two runs at Notre Dame on March 21 ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 15 Coastal Carolina on March 24 ... went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer against Miami (Fla.) on March 28 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, two runs and a hit-by-pitch at Stanford on April 5 ... went 2-for-3 with a double, run and two walks against No. 5 North Carolina on April 10 ... went 2-for-5 with a homer and two walks against No. 5 North Carolina on April 11 ... went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer at Charlotte on April 14 ... went 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs at No. 9 Virginia on April 16 ... went 1-for-3 with two runs and two walks at Louisville on April 24 ... went 1-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and a walk at Louisville on April 25 ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk against No. 13 Boston College on May 1 ... went 1-for-3 with a double, two runs, a walk and hit-by-pitch against No. 13 Boston College on May 2 ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks against No. 12 Florida State on May 8 ... went 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and two walks at USC Upstate on May 12 ... hit a homer against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament on May 19 ... No. 9 catcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2025: Team co-captain ... Buster Posey Award Watch List member ... won the Tiger Baseball Award, given to the team’s best leader ... strength & conditioning All-American by NSCA ... All-ACC Academic selection ... hit .263 with 45 runs, five doubles, 15 homers, 41 RBIs, a .515 slugging percentage, .387 on-base percentage, 34 walks and eight hit-by-pitches in 59 games (57 starts at catcher) ... first in the ACC in chances (537) and putouts (494) and tied for third in runners caught stealing (11) ... led the team in homers ... hit .303 with nine homers, five doubles, 20 RBIs, 26 runs and a .596 slugging percentage in 29 ACC regular-season games ... had 10 multiple-RBI games ... hit a grand slam against Winthrop on Feb. 25 ... went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and walk against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on March 4 ... went 1-for-1 with two runs, two walks and a hit-by-pitch against Davidson on March 8 ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks against Notre Dame on March 15 ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs against No. 11 Wake Forest on March 22 ... went 3-for-5 with a team-season-high-tying two homers and three runs at No. 19 Georgia Tech on March 28 ... went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs and a walk at California on April 5 ... hit a team-season-high-tying two homers against Gardner-Webb on April 9 ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk against Stanford on April 11 ... hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning against Stanford on April 12 ... hit a homer against No. 17 Louisville on April 18 ... hit a homer at No. 25 NC State on April 25 ... went 1-for-2 with a double, two runs and two walks against Duke on May 9 ... went 4-for-5 with a homer at Pittsburgh on May 15; was the catcher for Clemson’s 15th no-hitter in history and first since 2009 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and a walk at Pittsburgh on May 17; was 6-for-9 (.667) with two homers, three runs and a walk in two games in the series ... went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs, two runs and a walk against No. 20 NC State in the ACC Tournament on May 22 ... hit a grand slam against No. 16 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24 ... No. 30 catcher in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball ... No. 67 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball.
2024: Team co-captain ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... hit .289 with 21 runs, five doubles, six homers, 24 RBIs, a .526 slugging percentage, .388 on-base percentage, 13 walks and four hit-by-pitches in 28 games (26 starts, including 17 at catcher and nine as the DH) ... only allowed four steals ... had 14 two-out RBIs ... hit .359 with five homers, 14 RBIs, a .795 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage in 10 games away from home ... hit .435 with a homer, three doubles, eight RBIs, seven runs, a .696 slugging percentage and .517 on-base percentage in seven non-ACC regular-season games ... hit .400 with three doubles, a homer, eight RBIs and seven runs in nine night games ... hit .441 with four doubles, four homers, 15 RBIs, 10 runs, a .912 slugging percentage and .512 on-base percentage when batting in the No. 9 spot ... suffered a facial injury on Feb. 20 that sidelined him for four weeks ... went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and two walks against USC Upstate at Greenville, S.C. on April 2 ... went 2-for-6 with a homer and four RBIs at Notre Dame on April 7 ... hit a homer against USC Upstate on April 9 ... went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs at Louisville on April 27 ... went 3-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning, a run and walk at Charlotte on May 7 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer at No. 12 Wake Forest on May 11 ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks against Boston College on May 18 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, two runs, a walk and steal against Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Tournament on May 23 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer, double, four RBIs and a walkoff walk against Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 24; his three-run homer in the eighth inning tied the score ... hit a two-run homer against Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 24 ... went 1-for-4 with a homer and two walks against No. 13 Florida in the Clemson Super Regional on June 9 ... No. 35 ACC prospect for the 2025 draft in the preseason by D1Baseball ... played for Wareham in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer, when he hit .215 with four doubles, two homers, eight RBIs and 17 runs in 24 games.
2023: All-ACC Academic selection ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... hit .208 with 15 runs, five doubles, five homers, 18 RBIs, a .406 slugging percentage, .296 on-base percentage, 11 walks, two hit-by-pitches and a steal in 35 games (27 starts, including 26 at catcher and one as the DH) ... tied for ninth in the ACC in sacrifice bunts (4) ... tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunts ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk against Binghamton on Feb. 17; was his first career game ... hit a two-run homer against Charlotte on Feb. 21 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs, three runs and a walk in the second game of a doubleheader against Duke on March 18 ... hit a pinch-hit, two-run single against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 1 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer, double, two RBIs and two runs against Kennesaw State on April 25 ... went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and walk at No. 8 Coastal Carolina on May 10 ... No. 180 freshman in the ACC in the preseason by Perfect Game ... played for North Shore in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer, when he hit .260 with four doubles, three triples, four homers, 17 RBIs and a steal in 22 games.
Before Clemson: No. 224 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game ... No. 34 player and No. 5 catcher in South Carolina by Perfect Game ... conference all-star as a senior ... lettered in baseball at P27 Academy, where he was coached by Corey Warner.
Personal: His mother, Melissa, played softball at North Carolina and was the UNCW softball head coach (2002-08) ... pronounced JAYR-ull ... graduated May 7, 2026 with a degree in management ... born Jacob William Jarrell on Oct. 27, 2002 in Wilmington, N.C.