Usage Score
11.2
Player Dossier
2018-2021Purdue
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.
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.
Jaylan Alexander played LB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylan Alexander recorded 215 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.
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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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 9 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 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 12/30 | vs Tennessee10+ tackles | W 48-45 | 19 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Indiana | W 44-7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles | W 32-14 | 11 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles | L 31-59 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Michigan State | W 40-29 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Nebraska | W 28-23 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles | L 13-30 | 15 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | W 24-7 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Minnesota | L 13-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Illinois | W 13-9 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Notre Dame | L 13-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ UConn | W 49-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Oregon State | W 30-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 7 | 26.8 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 39 | 8.8 | -4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 13.5 | 43.4 | 11.2 | 10.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 13.5 | 43.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
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.