Player Dossier

2024-2025

Penn State

Jaylen Harvey

DE • 6'2" • 251 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

8.9

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

13.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State

242525

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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.

Jaylen Harvey, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State. Jaylen Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Penn State paired 1 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 8.9 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: Clemson

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2025 Postseason · Penn State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

8.9

Usage

2.8

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Florida International: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 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. Clemson: 2 by 28.3. Florida International: 1 by 9.2. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 0 by 0. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 12/27@ ClemsonW 22-1022110
Sat 11/29@ RutgersW 40-3611000
Sun 11/23vs NebraskaW 37-1010000
Sat 11/15@ Michigan StateW 28-1000000
Sat 10/11vs NorthwesternL 21-2232000
Sat 9/27vs OregonL 24-3011000
Sat 9/6vs Florida InternationalW 34-0100.5000

Career Arc

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

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    Penn State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State19.23
2025 PostseasonPenn State2.58.92.81.5
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State2.58.92.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#2

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#3

Florida International

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 12.4 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

1 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 3 usage

18.7

#2

2025 Postseason · Penn State

13.1

2.5 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 2.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Penn State

13.1

2.5 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.895

Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

11

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 9 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaylen Harvey quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
11