Usage Score
8.5
Player Dossier
2021-2025Houston
Jalen Garner
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Norcross, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Garner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.1
Consistency
10.3
Season Value
14.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
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 Garner, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston. Jalen Garner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Houston paired 0 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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 Postseason · Houston
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
30.1
Usage
8.5
Consistency
10.3
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. LSU: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Rice: 0. Colorado: 0. Oregon State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 5. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 0. West Virginia: 0. UCF: 1. TCU: 0. Baylor: 1
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. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 6 by 30. Rice: 7 by 29.2. Colorado: 7 by 29.2. Oregon State: 8 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma State: 7 by 79.2. Arizona: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 5 by 20.8. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 4 by 26.7. TCU: 9 by 37.5. Baylor: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | vs LSU | W 38-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Baylor | W 31-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs TCU | L 14-17 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ UCF | W 30-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs West Virginia | L 35-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Arizona State | W 24-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Arizona | W 31-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oklahoma State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 39-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Texas Tech | L 11-35 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Oregon State | W 27-24 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Colorado | W 36-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Rice | W 35-9 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Houston
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 7.5 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 7.5 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.7 takeover score.
#2
Iowa State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#3
Rice
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.
#4
UCF
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.1 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 16.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Houston
0 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 1.6 usage
36.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Houston
35.6
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Houston
14.7
7.5 primary · 30.1 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.845
Central York · York, PA
- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
108
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.