Player Dossier

2024-2025

UNLV

Jalen Catalon

S • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Mansfield, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

14.4

Consistency

2.8

Season Value

5.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UNLV • Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

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.

Jalen Catalon, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · UNLV. Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

UNLV paired 1 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 14.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Missouri.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Win with 1 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.

2025 Postseason · Missouri

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

14.4

Usage

2.8

Consistency

2.8

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. Louisiana: 0. South Carolina: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Alabama: 0. Auburn: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas: 0

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. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 5 by 30.8. Alabama: 6 by 25. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Massachusetts

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs Massachusetts

Result
Sun 12/28vs VirginiaL 7-1332000
Sat 11/29@ ArkansasW 31-1731000
Sat 11/22@ OklahomaL 6-1711000
Sun 11/16vs Mississippi StateW 49-2710000
Sat 11/8vs Texas A&ML 17-3842000
Sat 10/18@ AuburnW 23-1744000
Sat 10/11vs AlabamaL 24-2763000
Sat 9/27vs MassachusettsW 42-651001
Sat 9/20vs South CarolinaW 29-2020000
Sat 9/13vs LouisianaW 52-1010000
Sat 9/6vs KansasW 42-3163000
Thu 8/28vs Unknown30000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Missouri

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonUNLV129.74.8
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV129.74.80
2025 PostseasonMissouri114.42.80
2025 Regular SeasonMissouri114.42.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#2

Massachusetts

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Boise State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.6 takeover score.

#4

Kansas

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.4 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · UNLV

1 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage

12.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · UNLV

12.1

1 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Missouri

5.7

1 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9043

Mansfield Legacy · Mansfield, TX

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

58

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Catalon quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
58