Liberty has added a late addition to its 2026 football roster with the addition of UAB defensive back transfer Jeremiah Vessel. Vessel has two years of eligibility remaining.
Vessel entered the transfer portal back in January but did not find a new home until announcing his commitment to Liberty on Wednesday. Vessel is a 5’11”, 190 pound defensive back originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He spent the 2025 season at UAB where he started 8 of the 11 games he played in, finishing with 54 tackles, two PBUs, one TFL, one sack and one forced fumble. Vessel began his collegiate career at New Mexico State where he played in six games in 2023 with 11 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and 2 PBUs. In 2024, Vessel played in 12 games at UNLV, finishing the season with 10 tackles, 1 TFL, a sack, and an interception.
Vessel will be added to a Liberty defensive backfield that has been completely remade since the end of the 2025 season. Vessel could certainly work his way into the two-deep depth chart in the defensive backfield where the Flames must replace most of its production from last year.
