Player Career

Jalen Jordan Career Story

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

Player Story

Jalen Jordan story

Jalen Jordan built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Lake Cormorant, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with Ole Miss and South Alabama. The clearest part of Jalen Jordan's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 1 pass defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Ole Miss. 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 Jordan's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss and South Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Jalen Jordan 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. 1

    Ole Miss

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Alabama

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOle Miss04.20.8
2020 PostseasonOle Miss2.527.34.32.5
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss2.527.34.30
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss06.30.9-2.5
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama119.341
2023 PostseasonSouth Alabama416.34.13
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama416.34.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 12 · W 28-0 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Auburn

Week 8 · L 28-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Central Michigan

Week 4 · L 30-34

1

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Troy

Week 10 · L 10-28 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 1 · W 59-10 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · South Alabama

4 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage

40.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · South Alabama

40.4

4 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss

37.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games