Player Career

Jalen Berger Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jalen Berger story

Jalen Berger built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Newark, NJ, spending time with Michigan State, UCLA, and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jalen Berger's career was his backfield work: 1,707 rushing yards, 386 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 327 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 327 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jalen Berger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UCLA

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonWisconsin31452.426.1—
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin31452.426.10
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin1055115.4-209
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State81143.326.5706
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State13337.711.2-678
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA23743.814.3104
2025 Regular SeasonUCLA43442.814.7197

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Michigan State to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted77.5Apr 23, 2024
2022Wisconsin to Michigan StateP4 to P480.3Oct 14, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 35-13

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120

Scrimmage Yards

92.4 takeover

120 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

Game stats

#2

@ Illinois

Week 10 · W 23-15 · Conference game

110

Scrimmage Yards

83.4 takeover

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ No. 82 Michigan State

Week 7 · W 38-13 · Conference game

113

Scrimmage Yards

83.4 takeover

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Indiana

Week 12 · L 31-39 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

121 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.

Game stats

#5

@ Michigan

Week 11 · W 49-11 · Conference game

100

Scrimmage Yards

79.3 takeover

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

811 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 26.5 usage

70.4

#2

2020 Postseason · Wisconsin

61.6

314 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 26.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Wisconsin

61.6

314 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 26.1 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

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