Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018North Carolina
Jalen Dalton
DT • 6'6" • 295 lbs • Clemmons, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Jalen Dalton built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Clemmons, NC wearing No. 97, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Jalen Dalton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Jalen Dalton, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · North Carolina. Jalen Dalton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jalen Dalton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DT
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Forsyth · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- West Forsyth · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DT 90th (top 37%) · ACC 206th (top 33%) · National 1,827th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 9 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 22 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 |
Related Context
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Jalen Dalton played DT for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Dalton recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 17 primary output with 30.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
27.4
Usage
8.1
Consistency
50.8
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 1. East Carolina: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Miami: 0. Syracuse: 1. Virginia: 2.5. Duke: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 0 by 10. Virginia: 4 by 41.7. Duke: 6 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
50 vs Duke
Player Story
Jalen Dalton story
Jalen Dalton built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Clemmons, NC wearing No. 97, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Jalen Dalton's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Dalton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 3.5 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3.5 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 17 | 30.7 | 7.7 | 13.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 27.4 | 8.1 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 2 · L 35-47 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Duke
Week 11 · L 35-42 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 9 · L 21-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Carolina
Week 12 · W 65-10
4
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Pittsburgh
Week 4 · W 38-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
17 primary output · 30.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
56.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
51.1
10 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
14.4
3.5 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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