Player Dossier

2022-2025

Toledo

Jalen Riven

DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Toledo, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Riven shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

11.7

Consistency

72.2

Season Value

44.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Western Illinois

222325

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Toledo • Western Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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 Riven, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Western Illinois. Jalen Riven shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Western Illinois paired 1.5 primary output with 11.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 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 Toledo, Western Illinois.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Game 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 · Western Illinois

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

11.7

Usage

Consistency

72.2

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0.5. Northwestern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0.8 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Northwestern

Result
Fri 9/5@ Northwestern11100
Fri 8/29@ Illinois100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Toledo

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Illinois

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonToledo000
2023 Regular SeasonToledo04.20.70
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Illinois1.511.71.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.6 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.4 takeover score.

#4

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.

#5

Eastern Michigan

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Western Illinois

1.5 primary output · 11.7 efficiency · usage

44.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Toledo

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Toledo

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8285

Central Catholic · Toledo, OH

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

2

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
2