Player Dossier

2018-2021

Purdue

Jaylan Alexander

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Hoffman Estates, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylan Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.2

Efficiency

43.4

Consistency

56.8

Season Value

31.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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.

Jaylan Alexander, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue. Jaylan Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Purdue paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 43.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Loss with 3 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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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Purdue

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

43.4

Usage

11.2

Consistency

56.8

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Oregon State: 1. UConn: 0. Notre Dame: 3. Illinois: 1. Minnesota: 2. Iowa: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Nebraska: 0.5. Michigan State: 0. Ohio State: 0.5. Northwestern: 2.5. Indiana: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 19 by 50. Oregon State: 4 by 26.7. UConn: 5 by 20.8. Notre Dame: 7 by 59.2. Illinois: 6 by 35. Minnesota: 5 by 40.8. Iowa: 10 by 51.7. Wisconsin: 15 by 60. Nebraska: 6 by 30. Michigan State: 9 by 37.5. Ohio State: 10 by 46.7. Northwestern: 11 by 70.8. Indiana: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=9 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs Northwestern

Result
Thu 12/30vs Tennessee10+ tacklesW 48-451910000
Sat 11/27vs IndianaW 44-766100
Sat 11/20@ Northwestern10+ tacklesW 32-1411101.5001
Sat 11/13@ Ohio State10+ tacklesL 31-591040.5000
Sat 11/6vs Michigan StateW 40-2996000
Sat 10/30@ NebraskaW 28-23610.5000
Sat 10/23vs Wisconsin10+ tacklesL 13-301511100
Sat 10/16@ Iowa10+ tacklesW 24-7108100
Sat 10/2vs MinnesotaL 13-2053002
Sat 9/25vs IllinoisW 13-962001
Sat 9/18@ Notre DameL 13-2774111
Sat 9/11@ UConnW 49-052000
Sat 9/4vs Oregon StateW 30-2142100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Purdue

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue08.41.4
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue726.87.67
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue3398.8-4
2021 PostseasonPurdue13.543.411.210.5
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue13.543.411.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.

#2

Notre Dame

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#3

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.

#5

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2021 Postseason · Purdue

31.4

13.5 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

31.4

13.5 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

10

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8552

Hoffman Estates · River Grove, IL

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

215

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaylan Alexander quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
215