Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2019Texas State
Jalen Smith
DB • 5'11" • 188 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Fresno State • Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Jalen Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Fresno State and Texas State. The clearest part of Jalen Smith's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Jalen Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State. Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 82
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jalen Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 82
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Pius X · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- St. Pius X · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · DB 115th (top 13%) · Sun Belt 37th (top 8%) · National 521st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas State | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas State | 11 | 57 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.6 |
Related Context
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Jalen Smith played DB for Fresno State and Texas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jalen Smith recorded 8 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas State.
Player insights
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.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2019 Regular Season · Texas State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
23.4
Usage
4.1
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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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
Volume vs Efficiency
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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
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Smith story
Jalen Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Fresno State and Texas State. The clearest part of Jalen Smith's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jalen Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Fresno State
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas State | 2 | 23.4 | 4.1 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ SMU
Week 3 · L 17-47
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
vs App State
Week 11 · L 7-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisiana
Week 10 · L 3-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 9 · W 27-20
1
Havoc Plays
33.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 2 · L 14-23
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Havoc Plays
20.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage
39.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas State
34.2
3 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Texas State
32.6
2 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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