Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Jaylan Alexander built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Hoffman Estates, IL wearing No. 36, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jaylan Alexander's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jaylan Alexander, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue. Jaylan Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 215
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jaylan Alexander quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 215
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hoffman Estates · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Hoffman Estates · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 113 tackles · LB 22nd (top 2%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 41 | 6 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 94 | 7.5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 72 |
Related Context
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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: 2021 Postseason
Purdue paired 13.5 primary output with 43.4 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.
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2021 Postseason · Purdue
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
10.5
Consistency
56.8
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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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
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Wins0.8 · Games = 9 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Wins
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 · Splash game | 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 MinnesotaSplash game | 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 DameSplash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylan Alexander story
Jaylan Alexander built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Hoffman Estates, IL wearing No. 36, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jaylan Alexander's career was his defensive production: 215 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylan Alexander's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 7 | 26.8 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 40.7 | 9.8 | -3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 13.5 | 43.4 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 13.5 | 43.4 | 10.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 6 · L 7-35 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 13-27
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 12 · W 32-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 14 · L 27-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Iowa
Week 8 · L 20-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Purdue
13.5 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
72
13.5 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Purdue
48.4
4 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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