Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2023Jacksonville State
Jalen Bustamante
DB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Alabaster, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Bustamante shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Jacksonville State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Jacksonville State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Player Story
Jalen Bustamante built his college career in 2023 as a defensive back from Alabaster, AL wearing No. 34, spending time with Jacksonville State. The clearest part of Jalen Bustamante's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Jalen Bustamante, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Jacksonville State. Jalen Bustamante shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 14
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jalen Bustamante quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Jacksonville State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 14
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Jacksonville State
- Top game
- East Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Highland · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Highland · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DB 516th (top 54%) · Conference USA 168th (top 41%) · National 2,462nd (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Jacksonville State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.2 |
Related Context
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Jalen Bustamante played DB for Jacksonville State. Across 1 tracked season, Jalen Bustamante recorded 14 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Jacksonville State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Jacksonville State paired 3 primary output with 8.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 8.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Jacksonville State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.9
Usage
1.6
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. East Tennessee State: 2. UTEP: 1. Sam Houston: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 0. South Carolina: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. East Tennessee State: 3 by 32.5. UTEP: 1 by 14.2. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs East Tennessee State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | @ Louisiana | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ New Mexico State | L 17-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 56-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ South Carolina | L 28-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/25 | @ Florida International | W 41-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/17 | vs Western Kentucky | W 20-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 45-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ Sam Houston | W 35-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs East Tennessee StateSplash game | W 49-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs UTEP | W 17-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Bustamante story
Jalen Bustamante built his college career in 2023 as a defensive back from Alabaster, AL wearing No. 34, spending time with Jacksonville State. The clearest part of Jalen Bustamante's career was his defensive production: 14 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Bustamante's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Jacksonville State
2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Jacksonville State | 3 | 8.9 | 1.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 3 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Tennessee State
Week 1 · W 49-3
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 1 · W 17-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
23.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
11.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · W 56-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
6.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 9 · W 41-16 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Jacksonville State
3 primary output · 8.9 efficiency · 1.6 usage
32.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
32.2
3 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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