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Player Dossier
2021-2025Western Kentucky
Jalen Emery
DB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Pearland, TX, USA
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Jalen Emery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Jalen Emery built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pearland, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Houston and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jalen Emery's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jalen Emery, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Houston. Jalen Emery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Jalen Emery quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shadow Creek · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Shadow Creek · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DB 461st (top 48%) · Conference USA 207th (top 38%) · National 2,200th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39.5 |
Related Context
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Jalen Emery played DB for Houston and Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Emery recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Houston paired 7 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Houston, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.5
Usage
4.2
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. North Alabama: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Toledo: 0. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 0. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 4. LSU: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. North Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Missouri State: 1 by 4.2. Delaware: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 2 by 48.3. LSU: 4 by 66.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Southern Miss | W 27-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSUSplash game | L 10-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 35-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 28-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ Delaware | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Toledo | L 21-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs North Alabama | W 55-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 41-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Emery story
Jalen Emery built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pearland, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Houston and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jalen Emery's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 11 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jalen Emery's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Emery moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Houston
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 29.7 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 14.5 | 1.9 | -6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 9 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 32 LSU
Week 13 · L 10-13
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 11 · W 43-36 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 10 · W 35-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ East Carolina
Week 12 · W 42-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Rice
Week 3 · W 33-7
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Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Houston
7 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 4 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
39.5
9 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
39.5
9 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
4
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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