Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Akron
Jalen Hooks
CB • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Warren, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Hooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Jalen Hooks built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Warren, OH wearing No. 29, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jalen Hooks' career was his defensive production: 88 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jalen Hooks, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron. Jalen Hooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jalen Hooks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · CB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Warren G Harding · Akron
- High school pipeline
- Warren G Harding · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · CB 148th (top 39%) · Mid-American 167th (top 31%) · National 1,819th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 21 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.6 |
Related Context
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Jalen Hooks played CB for Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Hooks recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Akron paired 4 primary output with 27.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Akron
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
3.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 0. Michigan State: 2. Tennessee: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 5 by 40.8. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Michigan State
Player Story
Jalen Hooks story
Jalen Hooks built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Warren, OH wearing No. 29, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jalen Hooks' career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Hooks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Akron
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 5.5 | 20.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | -5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 27.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 19.6 | 3.5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 10 · L 6-35 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 2 · L 24-45
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 2 · L 0-52
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Bryant
Week 3 · W 35-14
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Havoc Plays
38.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Akron
4 primary output · 27.5 efficiency · 7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Akron
40.3
5.5 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Akron
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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