Player Dossier

2024-2025

Northern Illinois

Jalen Macon

QB • 6'5" • 230 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Jalen Macon is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

18.7

Efficiency

48.5

Consistency

33.6

Season Value

49.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

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 Macon, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Jalen Macon is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 77 primary output with 67.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 48.5 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: Massachusetts

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. 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 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

64.2

Efficiency

48.5

Usage

18.7

Consistency

33.6

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 6. Eastern Michigan: 16. Massachusetts: 171. Western Michigan: 36. Kent State: 92

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. Miami (OH): 2 by 30. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 32. Massachusetts: 16 by 89.2. Western Michigan: 16 by 38.7. Kent State: 27 by 52.7

Split Comparison

Losses37.5 · n=4
First Half64.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half64 · n=2 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games64.2 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Massachusetts

Best efficiency game

89.2 vs Massachusetts

Result
Fri 11/28vs Kent StateDual-threatL 31-355102750.00052.717653.80213
Wed 11/19vs Western MichiganL 19-3517514.30038.79313.40018
Thu 11/13@ Massachusetts3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-3347375.01089.212988.20336
Sat 10/11@ Eastern MichiganL 10-16325163.2008
Sat 10/4vs Miami (OH)L 14-253026305

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois7767.712.2
2025 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois32148.518.7244

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulsa

Game with 50 yards of offense and 72.7 efficiency.

50

Primary metric

50 total offense with 72.7 efficiency.

#2

Oklahoma State

89

Primary metric

Game with 89 yards of offense and 55.6 efficiency.

89 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

#3

Massachusetts

171

Primary metric

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

171 total offense with 89.2 efficiency.

#4

Unknown

77

Primary metric

Game with 77 yards of offense and 67.7 efficiency.

77 total offense with 67.7 efficiency.

#5

Kent State

92

Primary metric

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

92 total offense with 52.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

77 primary output · 67.7 efficiency · 12.2 usage

50.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

49.7

321 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 18.7 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

3

3+ takeover TD games

3

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

398

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 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 Macon quick answers

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career rushing yards
243