Usage Score
4.7
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.
Efficiency
23.3
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
21.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
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 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.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
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 12/25 | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| 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
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 55.7 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 51.2 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
12.5 primary output · 36 efficiency · 12.9 usage
49.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
26.1
8 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
21.5
5.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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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