Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Hawai'i
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.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Jalen Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Jalen Smith's career was his defensive production: 160...
Read the storyJalen Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Jalen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 160
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jalen Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · LB
- Career Tackles
- 160
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · LB 251st (top 20%) · Mountain West 39th (top 8%) · National 509th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11 | 65 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 30 |
Related Context
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Jalen Smith played LB for Hawai'i. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Smith recorded 160 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 12.5 primary output with 36 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.
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2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.3
Usage
4.7
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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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. Portland State: 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
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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. Portland State: 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
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | vs California | W 35-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 27-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UNLV | L 10-38 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ San José State | L 38-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Colorado State | W 31-19 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Utah State | W 44-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Air Force | W 44-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Fresno State | L 21-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Portland State | W 23-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 37-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Arizona | L 6-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Stanford | W 23-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Smith story
Jalen Smith built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Jalen Smith's career was his defensive production: 160 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Hawai'i. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jalen Smith's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12.5 | 36 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 20.9 | 5.5 | -4.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 5.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 10 · W 21-20 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 9 · L 0-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 5 · L 20-44 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 110 Wyoming
Week 14 · W 27-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico
Week 8 · L 21-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
12.5 primary output · 36 efficiency · 12.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
36.2
8 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
30
5.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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