Usage Score
3.2
Player Dossier
2021-2025Boston College
Jalen Cheek
S • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Sicklerville, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Cheek shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.6
Consistency
5.6
Season Value
7.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Boston College • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
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 Cheek, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College. Jalen Cheek shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Boston College paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boston College, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 1 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
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2025 Regular Season · UAB
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
17.6
Usage
3.2
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 0. Akron: 1. Tennessee: 0. Army: 0. UConn: 0. Rice: 0
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. Navy: 8 by 33.3. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Army: 4 by 16.7. UConn: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Losses0 · n=5
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=6
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Navy
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Boston College
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 3 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 3 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boston College | 1 | 17.5 | 6.1 | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northern Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#3
Akron
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
#4
Pittsburgh
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.1 takeover score.
#5
Navy
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Boston College
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Boston College
19.3
1 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Boston College
9.2
3 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8578
Olentangy Orange · Lewis Center, OH
- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
58
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.