Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Tennessee
Jalen McMurray
DB • 6'0" • 187 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
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Jalen McMurray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Temple • Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Player Story
Jalen McMurray built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Temple and Tennessee. The clearest part of Jalen McMurray's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Temple
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jalen McMurray, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tennessee. Jalen McMurray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 159
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Jalen McMurray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 159
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- UAB
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Gonzaga · Temple
- High school pipeline
- Gonzaga · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · DB 108th (top 12%) · SEC 61st (top 9%) · National 475th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Temple | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Temple | 11 | 38 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Jalen McMurray played DB for Temple and Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen McMurray recorded 159 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Tennessee paired 15 primary output with 29.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.5 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 Temple, Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
29.5
Usage
5.6
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 2. Syracuse: 3. East Tennessee State: 0. Georgia: 0. UAB: 3.5. Mississippi State: 2. Arkansas: 2. Alabama: 0. Kentucky: 0. Oklahoma: 0. New Mexico State: 1.5. Florida: 1. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Syracuse: 7 by 59.2. East Tennessee State: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 7 by 29.2. UAB: 6 by 60. Mississippi State: 5 by 40.8. Arkansas: 2 by 28.3. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 5 by 35.8. Florida: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
60 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 28-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Vanderbilt | L 24-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Florida | W 31-11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs New Mexico State | W 42-9 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Oklahoma | L 27-33 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Kentucky | W 56-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Alabama | L 20-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 34-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs UABSplash game | W 56-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Georgia | L 41-44 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs East Tennessee State | W 72-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 45-26 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen McMurray story
Jalen McMurray built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Temple and Tennessee. The clearest part of Jalen McMurray's career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Tennessee. 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 McMurray's production has multiple signals. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Temple and Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen McMurray 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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- 1
Temple
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Temple | 9 | 24.5 | 3.6 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Temple | 5.5 | 19.4 | 3 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 4 | 8.9 | 1 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tennessee | 15 | 29.5 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 15 | 29.5 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 125 UAB
Week 4 · W 56-24
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 115 Syracuse
Week 1 · W 45-26
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Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 2 · L 7-36
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 123 New Mexico State
Week 12 · W 42-9
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 5 · L 3-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Tennessee
15 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
55.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
55.8
15 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Temple
41.9
9 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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