Player Dossier

2019-2024

Arkansas

Jalen Catalon

DB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Mansfield, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.5

Efficiency

40.9

Consistency

48.4

Season Value

28.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas

192021222324

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Arkansas • Texas • UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

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, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas. Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Arkansas paired 0 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 40.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Texas, UNLV.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · UNLV

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

40.9

Usage

11.5

Consistency

48.4

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234567891011

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 3. Unknown: 1. Kansas: 1. Fresno State: 2. Syracuse: 1.5. Utah State: 1. Oregon State: 2. Boise State: 0.5. Hawai'i: 0. San Diego State: 3. San José State: 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. Houston: 4 by 46.7. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 4 by 26.7. Fresno State: 10 by 61.7. Syracuse: 17 by 65. Utah State: 6 by 35. Oregon State: 10 by 61.7. Boise State: 11 by 50.8. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 5 by 50.8. San José State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

San Diego State

Best efficiency game

65 vs Syracuse

Result
Sat 11/23@ San José StateW 27-1643000
Sun 11/17vs San Diego StateSplash gameW 41-20531110
Sun 11/10@ Hawai'iW 29-2722000
Sat 10/26vs Boise State10+ tacklesL 24-291160.5000
Sun 10/20@ Oregon State10+ tacklesW 33-25106110
Sat 10/12@ Utah StateW 50-3463100
Sat 10/5vs Syracuse10+ tacklesL 41-441790.5001
Sat 9/28vs Fresno State10+ tacklesW 59-141060011
Fri 9/13@ KansasW 23-20430010
Sat 9/7vs Unknown44100
Sat 8/31@ HoustonSplash gameW 27-7430021

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UNLV

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas1353.4
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas947.398
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas7.544.48.9-1.5
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas033.35.4-7.5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas111.62.71
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV1540.911.514

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#2

Florida

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.

#3

San Diego State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#4

Houston

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Arkansas

0 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage

46.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Arkansas

34.8

1 primary · 35 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Arkansas

30.2

7.5 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

11

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

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

253

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. 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
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
253