Usage Score
4.7
Player Dossier
2013-2019Texas State
DB • 5'11" • 188 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.
Usage Score
4.7
Efficiency
23.4
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
9.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jalen Smith, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State. Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.4 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
23.4
Usage
4.7
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. Wyoming: 0. SMU: 1. Georgia State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Louisiana: 1. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0. App State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Wyoming: 7 by 29.2. SMU: 8 by 43.3. Georgia State: 6 by 25. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 4 by 26.7. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 6 by 25. App State: 4 by 16.7. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 20.8
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
SMU
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 21-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ App State | L 13-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Troy | L 27-63 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs South Alabama | W 30-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Louisiana | L 3-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Arkansas State | L 14-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UL Monroe | L 14-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia State | W 37-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ SMU | L 17-47 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Wyoming | L 14-23 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Texas A&M | L 7-41 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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Fresno State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Texas State
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas State | 3 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas State | 2 | 23.4 | 4.7 | -1 |
#1 Featured game
SMU
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.
#2
App State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.
#3
Louisiana
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
#4
New Mexico State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.5 takeover score.
#5
Wyoming
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Texas State
9.4
2 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Texas State
6.5
3 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 2.4 usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7936
St. Pius X · Houston, TX
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
82
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Jalen Smith quick answers
Recruiting profile
2-star recruit