Player Profile

Jalen Smith

LB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Bakersfield, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

12.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Hawai'i
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Jalen Smith, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Hawai'i paired 11.5 primary output with 35.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.3 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: Wyoming

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

4.9

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Arizona: 0. Stanford: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Unknown: 0. Fresno State: 0.5. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 0.5. San José State: 0. UNLV: 0. Wyoming: 2.5

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. California: 4 by 26.7. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 6 by 25. Sam Houston: 5 by 30.8. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 5 by 25.8. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 8 by 38.3. San José State: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 7 by 29.2. Wyoming: 4 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.1 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

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Wyoming

Result
Thu 12/25vs CaliforniaW 35-3143001
Sun 11/30vs WyomingW 27-7421.5010
Sat 11/22@ UNLVL 10-3872000
Sun 11/2@ San José StateL 38-4511000
Sat 10/18@ Colorado StateW 31-19820.5000
Sun 10/12vs Utah StateW 44-2642000
Sat 9/27@ Air ForceW 44-3531000
Sun 9/21vs Fresno StateL 21-23510.5000
Sun 9/14vs Unknown32000
Sun 9/7vs Sam HoustonW 37-2052001
Sun 8/31@ ArizonaL 6-4042000
Sat 8/23vs StanfordW 23-2063000

Career Arc

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    Hawai'i

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i0
2023 Regular SeasonHawai'i11.535.113.311.5
2024 Regular SeasonHawai'i720.15.6-4.5
2025 PostseasonHawai'i5.523.34.9-1.5
2025 Regular SeasonHawai'i5.523.34.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UNLV

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#2

San José State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#3

Fresno State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

#4

Wyoming

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#5

Nevada

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i

11.5 primary output · 35.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage

29.1

#2

2025 Postseason · Hawai'i

12.6

5.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i

12.6

5.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

160

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
160