Player Dossier

2021-2025

Houston

Jalen Emery

DB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Pearland, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Emery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

15.5

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

14.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Houston • Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: LSU

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 Emery, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Houston. Jalen Emery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Houston paired 1 primary output with 18.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.5 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 4 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

15.5

Usage

4.4

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. Unknown: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Toledo: 0. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 0. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 4. LSU: 4

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. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 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 56.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · -1.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=5 · +1.6 vs First Half

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

56.7 vs LSU

Result
Tue 12/23@ Southern MissW 27-1632000
Sun 11/23@ LSUL 10-1341112
Sat 11/1vs New Mexico StateSplash gameW 35-1622211
Tue 10/21@ Louisiana TechW 28-2721000
Wed 10/15vs Florida InternationalL 6-2510000
Fri 10/3@ DelawareW 27-2421000
Sat 9/27@ Missouri StateW 27-2211000
Sat 9/6@ ToledoL 21-4511000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown10000
Sat 8/23vs Sam HoustonW 41-2410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Kentucky

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonHouston0
2022 Regular SeasonHouston729.747
2023 Regular SeasonHouston114.51.9-6
2024 Regular SeasonHouston118.320
2025 PostseasonWestern Kentucky815.54.47
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky815.54.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

LSU

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#2

Temple

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#3

New Mexico State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.

#4

East Carolina

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#5

Rice

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Houston

1 primary output · 18.3 efficiency · 2 usage

31

#2

2022 Regular Season · Houston

22.7

7 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 4 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky

14.1

8 primary · 15.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8433

Shadow Creek · Pearland, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

54

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Emery quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
54