Player Dossier

2022-2025

UCLA

Jalen Woods

LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Compton, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Woods shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

11

Efficiency

23.8

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

16.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

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 Woods, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UCLA. Jalen Woods shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

UCLA paired 1 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · UCLA

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

23.8

Usage

11

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 0. UNLV: 0. New Mexico: 0. Northwestern: 2. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 1. Maryland: 0. Indiana: 2. Nebraska: 0. Ohio State: 2. Washington: 2. USC: 0

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. Utah: 6 by 25. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 3 by 32.5. Penn State: 8 by 33.3. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 3 by 32.5. USC: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=9 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Penn State

Result
Sun 11/30@ USCL 10-2933000
Sun 11/23vs WashingtonSplash gameL 14-4833200
Sun 11/16@ Ohio StateL 10-4832110
Sun 11/9vs NebraskaL 21-2860000
Sat 10/25@ IndianaL 6-5632101
Sat 10/18vs MarylandW 20-1733000
Sat 10/11@ Michigan StateW 38-1341001
Sat 10/4vs Penn StateW 42-3786000
Sat 9/27@ NorthwesternL 14-17320.500.501
Sat 9/13vs New MexicoL 10-3543000
Sun 9/7@ UNLVL 23-3010000
Sun 8/31vs UtahL 10-4363000

Career Arc

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

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    UCLA

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA117.55.1
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA29.42.71
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA416.54.12
2025 Regular SeasonUCLA923.8115

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#2

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#3

Washington

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · UCLA

1 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 5.1 usage

18.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · UCLA

16.9

9 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

10.3

4 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.835

Hewitt-Trussville · Trussville, AL

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Woods quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
86