Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024UNLV
Jalen Catalon
DB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Mansfield, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Arkansas • Texas • UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Jalen Catalon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Mansfield, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas, Texas, and UNLV. The clearest part of Jalen Catalon's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jalen Catalon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · UNLV. Jalen Catalon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 253
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 4
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Jalen Catalon Arkansas Highlights
2022 · Arkansas · Player Highlight
Jalen Catalon college highlights at Arkansas.
- Season
- 2022
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jalen Catalon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · DB
- Career Tackles
- 253
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mansfield Legacy · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Mansfield Legacy · 24 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · DB 28th (top 3%) · Mountain West 18th (top 4%) · National 178th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10 | 99 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | 55.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 6 | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UNLV | 11 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 69.6 |
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Jalen Catalon played DB for Arkansas, Texas, and UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jalen Catalon recorded 253 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
UNLV paired 16 primary output with 41.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.8 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Texas, UNLV.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
41.8
Usage
11.1
Consistency
44.4
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 4. Utah Tech: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 4 by 56.7. Utah Tech: 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
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Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
65 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | @ San José State | W 27-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 41-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Hawai'i | W 29-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | L 24-29 | 11 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Oregon State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 33-25 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Utah State | W 50-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Syracuse10+ tackles | L 41-44 | 17 | 9 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 59-14 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | @ Kansas | W 23-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Utah Tech | W 72-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 27-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Catalon story
Jalen Catalon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Mansfield, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas, Texas, and UNLV. The clearest part of Jalen Catalon's career was his defensive production: 253 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 10 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jalen Catalon's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas, Texas, and UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Catalon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arkansas
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Texas
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
UNLV
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 35 | 3.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 9 | 47.3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 8.5 | 46.1 | 8.3 | -0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 43.3 | 8.7 | -7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UNLV | 16 | 41.8 | 11.1 | 15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 11 · L 35-63 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Rice
Week 1 · W 38-17
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Houston
Week 1 · W 27-7
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Ole Miss
Week 6 · L 51-52 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 12 · W 41-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · UNLV
16 primary output · 41.8 efficiency · 11.1 usage
69.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
56.1
8.5 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Arkansas
55.8
9 primary · 47.3 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
8
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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