Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Auburn
Jalen McLeod
NT • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen McLeod shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2024 Regular Season · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- App State • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Jalen McLeod built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a nose tackle from Washington, DC wearing No. 35, spending time with App State and Auburn. The clearest part of Jalen McLeod's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 194
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Jalen McLeod, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Auburn. Jalen McLeod shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 181
- TFL
- 36
- Sacks
- 22.5
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jalen McLeod quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · NT
- Career Tackles
- 181
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Auburn
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Friendship Collegiate Academy · App State
- High school pipeline
- Friendship Collegiate Academy · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 18 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · NT 1st (top 8%) · SEC 60th (top 9%) · National 468th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 72.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 46 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 56 | 13.5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76.6 |
Related Context
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Jalen McLeod played NT for App State and Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen McLeod recorded 181 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Auburn paired 24.5 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across App State, Auburn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss 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 · Auburn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
39.9
Usage
12
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama A&M: 3. California: 2.5. New Mexico: 1. Arkansas: 4. Oklahoma: 2. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 4. Kentucky: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Texas A&M: 3. Alabama: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama A&M: 5 by 50.8. California: 5 by 45.8. New Mexico: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas: 7 by 69.2. Oklahoma: 4 by 36.7. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 6 by 65. Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 4 by 36.7. Texas A&M: 10 by 71.7. Alabama: 9 by 57.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 14-28 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Texas A&M10+ tackles · Splash game | W 43-41 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 48-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kentucky | W 24-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Missouri2+ sacks · Splash game | L 17-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Georgia | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 21-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs ArkansasSplash game | L 14-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs New Mexico | W 45-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | L 14-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Alabama A&MSplash game | W 73-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen McLeod story
Jalen McLeod built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a nose tackle from Washington, DC wearing No. 35, spending time with App State and Auburn. The clearest part of Jalen McLeod's career was his defensive production: 181 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen McLeod's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
App State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 4 | 19.4 | 6.1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 10 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 10 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | App State | 23 | 36.1 | 11.9 | 13 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 22 | 34 | 10.9 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 22 | 34 | 10.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Auburn | 24.5 | 39.9 | 12 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 11 · W 48-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas
Week 4 · L 14-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 8 · L 17-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 8 · W 42-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 2 · W 17-14
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Auburn
24.5 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 12 usage
76.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · App State
72.1
23 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Auburn
61.6
22 primary · 34 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
22
Impact games
23
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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