Player Dossier

2013-2017

UCLA

Jalen Ortiz

LB • 5'10" • 196 lbs • Peoria, AZ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Ortiz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

25.6

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

14.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
UCLA • Wyoming
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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 Ortiz, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · UCLA. Jalen Ortiz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

UCLA paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Wyoming.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with 2.5 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.

2017 Postseason · Wyoming

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

25.6

Usage

5.4

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Iowa: 2.5. Unknown: 1. Oregon: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Texas State: 0. Utah State: 1. Boise State: 1.5. New Mexico: 1. Colorado State: 0. Fresno State: 0. San José State: 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. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 6 by 50. Unknown: 6 by 35. Oregon: 6 by 25. Hawai'i: 7 by 29.2. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 2 by 18.3. Boise State: 7 by 44.2. New Mexico: 6 by 35. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 6 by 25. San José State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · +0 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

Iowa

Best efficiency game

50 vs Iowa

Result
Fri 12/22vs Central MichiganW 37-1432000
Sat 11/25@ San José StateL 17-2031000
Sat 11/18vs Fresno StateL 7-1364000
Sat 11/4vs Colorado StateW 16-1332000
Sat 10/28vs New MexicoW 42-365001
Sun 10/22@ Boise StateL 14-24751.5000
Sat 10/14@ Utah StateW 28-2321001
Sat 9/30vs Texas StateW 45-1020000
Sun 9/24vs Hawai'iW 28-2176000
Sat 9/16vs OregonL 13-4962000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown62100
Sat 9/2@ IowaL 3-24641.5010

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wyoming

    2015-2017

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonUCLA00
2014 Regular SeasonUCLA00
2015 Regular SeasonWyoming00
2016 PostseasonWyoming06.61.30
2016 Regular SeasonWyoming06.61.30
2017 PostseasonWyoming725.65.47
2017 Regular SeasonWyoming725.65.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Boise State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.9 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.4 takeover score.

#5

Utah State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Regular Season · UCLA

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

50

#2

2016 Postseason · Wyoming

35.9

0 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Wyoming

35.9

0 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8753

Centennial · Peoria, AZ

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

68

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Ortiz quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
68