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Player Dossier
2018-2024UTEP
Jalen Rayam
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Alabaster, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Rayam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- UAB • Middle Tennessee • UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Jalen Rayam built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alabaster, AL wearing No. 44, spending time with Middle Tennessee, UAB, and UTEP. The clearest part of Jalen Rayam's career was his...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jalen Rayam, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UAB. Jalen Rayam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Jalen Rayam quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · LB
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thompson · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Thompson · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 1 tackles · LB 1,154th (top 94%) · Conference USA 399th (top 88%) · National 5,333rd (top 88%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 34 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTEP | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee to UTEP | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 19.6 | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 2022 | UAB to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Jan 31, 2022 |
Jalen Rayam played LB for UAB, Middle Tennessee, and UTEP. Across 7 tracked seasons, Jalen Rayam recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UAB paired 3 primary output with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UAB, Middle Tennessee, UTEP.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.5
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8/31 | @ Nebraska | L 7-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Rayam story
Jalen Rayam built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from Alabaster, AL wearing No. 44, spending time with Middle Tennessee, UAB, and UTEP. The clearest part of Jalen Rayam's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Rayam'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
UAB
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Middle Tennessee
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
UTEP
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 3 | 19.2 | 6.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 0.5 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 4.5 | 15.6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Kentucky
Week 7 · L 17-35 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
@ UTEP
Week 9 · W 19-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
@ James Madison
Week 1 · L 7-44
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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 Charlotte
Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami
Week 4 · W 45-31
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Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UAB
3 primary output · 19.2 efficiency · 6.8 usage
53.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
46.8
4.5 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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