Honors
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2022
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
Missouri State
2025: Played in first 4 games of the season (151 plays), including a start at USC (8/30/25), before taking his redshirt year ... Was voted as a team captain in preseason and represented Missouri State (along with Jacob Clark) at CUSA Media Day in Frisco ... Had season-high 5 total tackles in home win over UT Martin (9/20/25) with 4 solo stops ... Had a spectacular first-quarter interception in home opener vs. SMU (9/13/25) on a day he posted a pair of tackles ... Brought down 4 ball carriers in opener at USC with a a pair of solo stops ... Snagged squad's defensive scout team player of the week for win at New Mexico State (10/22/25) ... Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-CUSA third team ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2025 semester.
2024: Played in all 12 games with starts at safety in each of the season’s last 8 contests ... Brought down 43 ball carriers on the season which was 7th-best on the team .... Tallied 23 solos, one interception and 7 passes defended which was 2nd-best on the squad ... Logged season-high 10 tackles in road win at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) with 7 solo stops ... Defended 3 passes in home win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) with an interception and a pair of pass breakups to earn MSU defensive "Showtime" award ... Logged season-high 4 solos and 6 total stops in win at Murray State (11/9/24) ... Brought down 4 ball carriers at FCS champion North Dakota State (11/16/24) ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2025 semester.
2023: Played in all 11 games his sophomore season and finished with 7 total tackles, an interception and 2 passes defended ... Posted season-high 3 solo stops vs. No. 7 North Dakota State (10/7/23) ... Brought down 2 ball carriers at Youngstown State (10/28/23) with a solo ... Had a 10-yard interception return and a PBU in home win over Utah Tech (9/23/23) along with a solo tackle ... Also had a solo stop at Kansas (9/1/23) in season opener.
2022: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... Racked up 7 total tackles and 5 solo stops on the season ... Tallied 2 solo tackles vs. Southern Illinois (10/8/22) at home ... Also notched 2 stops with a solo tackle in home opener win vs. UT Martin (9/8/22) ... Finished season with solo stops in home win over Youngstown State (11/12/22) and win at Indiana State (11/19/22) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 semester.
High School
Was a highly-touted multi-position standout at Logan-Rogersville High for coach Mike Eddy ... Racked up 2,722 rushing yards over three seasons with two 1,000-yard campaigns ... Capped impressive 2021 campaign with 1,025 ground yards, 1,001 passing yards and 327 receiving yards while handling the punting duties and returning kickoffs and punts for the Wildcats ... Earned Big 8 East Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 with all-conference, all-district, all-region and all-state laurels at multiple positions ... Helped L-R to 7-4 season and state playoff run his senior year ... Junior season was highlighted by 1,144 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, while passing for 1,358 yards and 11 TD's ... Earned all-conference, all-district, all-area distinction at QB, returner and athlete ... Wildcats were 8-3 in 2020 ... As a sophomore, he rushed for 553 yards, passed for 602 yards and snagged 438 receiving yards while earning all-conference honors as an all-purpose player.
Personal
Jemarius Jackson O'Neal was born 3/31/03 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Son of Jason and Mikelle O'Neal of Rogersville ... Has a brother, Ethan, and three sisters, Jesse, Allie and Leiah ... Majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
