Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Florida Atlantic
Jalen Young
S • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Loxahatchee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Jalen Young built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Loxahatchee, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Jalen Young's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jalen Young, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Jalen Young shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 236
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jalen Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · S
- Career Tackles
- 236
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Woodlawn · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Woodlawn · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · S 70th (top 15%) · Conference USA 47th (top 8%) · National 450th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 48.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 100 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48.3 |
Related Context
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Jalen Young played S for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Young recorded 236 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 11.5 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.1 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: Florida International
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33.1
Usage
7.6
Consistency
23.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0. Air Force: 0. UCF: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. Florida International: 3. Western Kentucky: 0.5. North Texas: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Air Force: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 10 by 41.7. Marshall: 7 by 39.2. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 47.5. Florida International: 8 by 63.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 17.5. North Texas: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/16 | @ North TexasSplash game | L 38-41 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-15 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | W 49-14 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/26 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 13-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Marshall | L 7-31 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Old Dominion10+ tackles | W 52-33 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 24-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/21 | @ UCF | L 36-56 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Air Force | W 33-26 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Oklahoma | L 14-63 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Young story
Jalen Young built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Loxahatchee, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Jalen Young's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 13 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jalen Young's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 148 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Young moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 5.5 | 40.6 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 11.5 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11.5 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8.5 | 33.1 | 7.6 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 5 · L 31-33 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 10 · W 49-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 12 · L 38-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Marshall
Week 10 · W 30-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 7 · L 21-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
11.5 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
56.4
11.5 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
48.7
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
7
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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