Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025UAB
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.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boston College • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duquesne
Player Story
Jalen Cheek built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Sicklerville, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Boston College and UAB. The clearest part of Jalen Cheek's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJalen Cheek, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Boston College. Jalen Cheek shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jalen Cheek quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · S
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Boston College
- Top game
- Duquesne
- High school pipeline
- Olentangy Orange · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · S 244th (top 44%) · American Athletic 189th (top 30%) · National 1,847th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boston College | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 9 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boston College | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College to UAB | P4 to G5/FCS | 73.8 | Jan 8, 2025 |
Jalen Cheek played S for Boston College and UAB. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Cheek recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Boston College.
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.
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2025 Regular Season · UAB
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
17.6
Usage
3.1
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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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
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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
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -1 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Jalen Cheek story
Jalen Cheek built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Sicklerville, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Boston College and UAB. The clearest part of Jalen Cheek's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Cheek's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Boston College
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2025
Final stop
Season Value 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 | 5.3 | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duquesne
Week 2 · W 56-0
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 117 Akron
Week 3 · W 31-28
1
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 24-27
2
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 12 · L 16-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
31.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Army
Week 6 · W 27-24
0
Havoc Plays
25.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 25.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Boston College
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
38.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Boston College
36.2
1 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Boston College
35.8
3 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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