Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Western Kentucky
Jalen Madden
DT • 6'1" • 310 lbs • Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Madden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Jalen Madden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Tuscaloosa, AL wearing No. 99, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jalen Madden's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jalen Madden, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Jalen Madden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Jalen Madden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DT
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northridge · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Northridge · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DT 57th (top 31%) · Conference USA 171st (top 32%) · National 1,622nd (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 26 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 44.3 |
Related Context
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Jalen Madden played DT for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Madden recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 5.5 primary output with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
4
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 1. Louisville: 0.5. Liberty: 0. UAB: 0. Chattanooga: 0. BYU: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Florida International: 1. Charlotte: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 1 by 14.2. Louisville: 1 by 9.2. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 3 by 12.5. Chattanooga: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 1 by 14.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.3 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
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/26 | @ Georgia State | L 21-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 37-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Florida International | W 38-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Southern Miss | W 10-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 6-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ BYU | L 10-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Chattanooga | W 13-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ UAB | L 14-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Liberty | L 24-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Louisville | L 21-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Madden story
Jalen Madden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Tuscaloosa, AL wearing No. 99, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jalen Madden's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Madden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 4.5 | 14.7 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4.5 | 14.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 5.5 | 12.2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5.5 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 9 · L 23-26 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 15-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Charlotte
Week 14 · W 37-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
@ BYU
Week 9 · L 10-41
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Army
Week 7 · W 17-8
1
Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
5.5 primary output · 12.2 efficiency · 4 usage
44.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
44.3
5.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
35.5
4.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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