Player Career

Jalen Woods Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jalen Woods story

Jalen Woods built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Compton, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Jalen Woods' career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Woods' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA117.53.9
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA29.42.41
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA720.24.95
2025 Regular SeasonUCLA923.88.22

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 13 Washington

Week 13 · L 14-48 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 2 Ohio State

Week 12 · L 10-48 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 1 Indiana

Week 9 · L 6-56 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#5

vs USC

Week 13 · L 13-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · UCLA

9 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage

51.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

43.7

7 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · UCLA

27.7

1 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games