Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Wyoming
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.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Wyoming
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Jalen Ortiz built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Peoria, AZ wearing No. 8, spending time with UCLA and Wyoming. The clearest part of Jalen Ortiz's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Jalen Ortiz, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UCLA. Jalen Ortiz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jalen Ortiz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wyoming · LB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Centennial · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · LB 251st (top 23%) · Mountain West 56th (top 11%) · National 537th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wyoming | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wyoming | 7 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wyoming | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wyoming | 12 | 54 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 45.4 |
Related Context
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Jalen Ortiz played LB for UCLA and Wyoming. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Ortiz recorded 27 receiving yards and 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wyoming.
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.
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2017 Postseason · Wyoming
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
25.6
Usage
5.1
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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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. Gardner-Webb: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 6 by 50. Gardner-Webb: 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
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.4 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
Iowa
Best efficiency game
50 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ San José State | L 17-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Fresno State | L 7-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Colorado State | W 16-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs New Mexico | W 42-3 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ Boise State | L 14-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Utah State | W 28-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Texas State | W 45-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Hawai'i | W 28-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Oregon | L 13-49 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 27-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ IowaSplash game | L 3-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Ortiz story
Jalen Ortiz built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Peoria, AZ wearing No. 8, spending time with UCLA and Wyoming. The clearest part of Jalen Ortiz's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Wyoming. 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 Ortiz's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 27 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA and Wyoming.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Ortiz 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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- 1
UCLA
2013-2014
Opening stop
- 2
Wyoming
2015-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wyoming | 0 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wyoming | 7 | 25.6 | 5.1 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wyoming | 7 | 25.6 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 3-24
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Boise State
Week 8 · L 14-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 2 · W 27-0
1
Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 9 · W 42-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah State
Week 7 · W 28-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
23 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · UCLA
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2017 Postseason · Wyoming
45.4
7 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wyoming
45.4
7 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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