Jehiem Oatis

Charlotte

Sep 12 (Sat)

6:45 PM

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
DT
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 335
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Columbia, Miss.
High School:
Columbia
Prev. College:
Colorado
Major:
Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2026)

2026 (FIFTH YEAR): Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

COLORADO: Appeared in 11 games with four starts during the 2025 season, his lone year with the Buffaloes ... Recorded nine tackles and one pass breakup ... Earned Preseason All-Big 12 All-Transfer recognition ... Named to Phil Steele’s Draft Eligible watch list and Lindy’s Top Transfers list.

ALABAMA: Appeared in 29 games over the course of three seasons with the Crimson Tide, making 13 starts ... Played in four games during the 2024 season ... Recorded two tackles, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry ... Appeared in 13 games during the 2023 campaign ... Totaled 26 tackles, one tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries ... Earned a spot on the Outland Trophy watch list ... Played in 12 games with 10 starts as a true freshman in 2022, recording 24 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups while earning Freshman All-SEC honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a five-star ranking as the No. 2 recruit in Mississippi and 10th-ranked defensive tackle nationally by PrepStar ... Rated a four-star recruit by all other major outlets ... Ranked No. 37 on the ESPN300 and the fourth-ranked defensive tackle in the country ... Listed as the No. 17 player in the Southeast Region and the No. 2 player in Mississippi by ESPN ... Listed as the No. 79 recruit in the On3 Consensus ... Ranked the top-ranked player in Mississippi according to 247Sports ... Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game ... Helped lead Columbia High School to a 14-1 record and the 2021 MHSAA Class 4A state championship as a senior ... Earned a spot on the Clarion Ledger's 2020 all-state team as a junior ... Registered 65 tackles, including 18 for loss and three sacks, to go with four field goal blocks in 2020 ... Coached by Chip Bilderback.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jehiem Tyric Oatis ... Born Nov. 30, 2002 ... Son of Mack Oatis and Linda Lee ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2026 ... Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Alabama in December 2024 ... Pursuing graduate certificate in intercollegiate athletic administration.