Usage Score
9.1
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 33.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
33.2
Consistency
34.2
Season Value
44.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · 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
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Jalen Garner, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Houston. Jalen Garner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Jalen Garner played LB for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Garner recorded 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Houston paired 11.5 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.2 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.
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2025 Postseason · Houston
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
33.2
Usage
9.1
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Stephen F. Austin: 0.5. Rice: 0. Colorado: 1. Oregon State: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 5. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 1. West Virginia: 0. UCF: 2. TCU: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Stephen F. Austin: 6 by 30. Rice: 7 by 29.2. Colorado: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 8 by 43.3. Texas Tech: 7 by 29.2. Oklahoma State: 7 by 79.2. Arizona: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 5 by 30.8. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 4 by 36.7. TCU: 9 by 37.5. Baylor: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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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 | @ UCFSplash game | 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 Stephen F. Austin | W 27-0 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
Houston
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202420252025
| 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 | 4 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 11.5 | 33.2 | 9.1 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 11.5 | 33.2 | 9.1 | 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 71.8 takeover score.
#2
Rice
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#3
UCF
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
#4
Iowa State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.7 takeover score.
#5
Oregon State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Houston
11.5 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
44.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Houston
44.1
11.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Houston
36.9
0 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
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.
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