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
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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
- 1
- 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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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