Player Career

Jalen Clark Career Story

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Player Story

Jalen Clark story

Jalen Clark built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 2, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Jalen Clark's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Louisiana. 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 Clark's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana.

The arc is straightforward: Jalen Clark 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

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

  1. 1

    Louisiana

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana0
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana00
2023 PostseasonLouisiana7.520.54.47.5
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana7.520.54.40
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana09.71.7-7.5
2025 PostseasonLouisiana519.44.55
2025 Regular SeasonLouisiana519.44.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 13 · W 52-21 · Conference game

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

74.4 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 87 Troy

Week 9 · L 23-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#3

vs McNeese

Week 2 · W 34-10

1

Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 120 Rice

Week 1 · L 12-14

1

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Jacksonville State

Week 1 · L 31-34 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

61.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Louisiana

7.5 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

52.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · Louisiana

52.1

7.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Louisiana

41.2

0 primary · 9.7 efficiency · 1.7 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games