Player Dossier

2019-2022

Purdue

Jalen Graham

LB • 6'3" • 220 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Graham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.8

Efficiency

40

Consistency

64.1

Season Value

34.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

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 Graham, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Jalen Graham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Purdue paired 12 primary output with 40 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 40 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 3 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.

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

40

Usage

10.8

Consistency

64.1

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 2. Nebraska: 3. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 2. Northwestern: 1. Indiana: 2

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. Penn State: 6 by 35. Maryland: 9 by 57.5. Nebraska: 6 by 55. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 6 by 45. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Indiana: 8 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

57.5 vs Maryland

Result
Sat 11/26@ IndianaW 30-1684101
Sat 11/19vs NorthwesternW 17-9720010
Sat 11/12@ IllinoisW 31-2466101
Sat 11/5vs IowaL 3-2421001
Sat 10/22@ WisconsinL 24-3542000
Sat 10/15vs NebraskaSplash gameW 43-3766210
Sat 10/8@ MarylandW 31-2999101
Fri 9/2vs Penn StateL 31-3564001

Career Arc

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

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    Purdue

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue3.517.24.1
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue1163.5-2.5
2021 PostseasonPurdue1431.38.613
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue1431.38.60
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue124010.8-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.8 takeover score.

#2

Nebraska

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#3

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.4 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

12 primary output · 40 efficiency · 10.8 usage

34.2

#2

2021 Postseason · Purdue

28.6

14 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

28.6

14 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8708

Michigan City · Michigan City, IN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

162

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 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 Graham quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
162