Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Purdue
Jalen Graham
LB • 6'3" • 220 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Graham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Jalen Graham built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jalen Graham's career was his defensive production: 162...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 38
- Overall
- No. 255
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Jalen Graham, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Jalen Graham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Jalen Graham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Michigan City
- High school pipeline
- Michigan City · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 38 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 293rd (top 24%) · Big Ten 64th (top 11%) · National 615th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 14.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 12 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 52 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 61.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 69.3 |
Related Context
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Jalen Graham played LB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Graham recorded 162 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Purdue paired 13 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.3 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.
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2022 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
10.6
Consistency
66.5
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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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: 1. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 2. Northwestern: 1. Indiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 26.7. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 6 by 45. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Indiana: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
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 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 30-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Northwestern | W 17-9 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | L 3-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 43-37 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 31-29 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Penn State | L 31-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Graham story
Jalen Graham built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Jalen Graham's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Graham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 3.5 | 17.2 | 4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 16 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 16 | 32.8 | 8.2 | 15 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 16 | 32.8 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 41.3 | 10.6 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 30-21
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 7 · W 43-37 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · W 31-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
13 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
69.3
#2
2021 Postseason · Purdue
61.5
16 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
61.5
16 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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