#93

Jalen Bell

Senior defensive lineman for Memphis. 2025: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · Memphis · Sr. · #93

5′11″ · 280 lb · Detroit, MI

CFB Index 54 · #189 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Memphis for 2026

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

QB hurries: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

5.5 TFL · 36 tackles · 4 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Chattanooga

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Memphis. 2025: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

His career, year by year

Jalen Bell

DL · Memphis · Sr · #93

Wins his gap play after play. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against UAB, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #189 of 420?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#477 / 2975 · 83rd pct

5.5

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Tackles#1060 / 2975 · 64th pct

Solo tackles#1622 / 2975 · 44th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road7g	3.3	0.6	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	0.5	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.5	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #189 of 420 edge rushers

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #18 of 53 American Athletic DLs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Memphis	36	13	5.5	2.0	--	1	--
Career		36	13	5.5	2.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 34–31

vs South Florida

4 TOT · 2 SOLO

Edged out South Florida at home in a shootout.

With B. Lewis — 307 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.0 · 35 rush yds (11 car) · L. Carrigan — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10vs Chattanooga	4	2	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 38-16@ Georgia State	5	2	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 3	W 28-7@ Troy	2	0	0.0	0.0	1
Wk 4	W 32-31vs Arkansas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 24-31@ UAB	8	2	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	W 34-31vs South Florida	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 38-14@ Rice	1	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 12	L 27-31@ East Carolina	3	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 17-28vs Navy	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 7-31@ NC State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		36	13	5.5	2.0	1

How he plays

Play style

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

11 games

36Tackles

13Solo

5.5TFL

2Sacks

0Pass def.

1INT

36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.

Week 11 sack
Week 20.5 sacks
Week 31 INT
Week 100.5 sacks

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

2026 Outlook

Memphis

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Memphis

Returning around him

1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #72

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lamonte McDougle’s 2022 season.

Lamonte McDougle

83%match

UTSA · 2022

Chibueze Onwuka

Boston College · 2022

83%

Chidozie Nwankwo

Colorado · 2024

77%

Joseph Anderson

Tulsa · 2021

77%

Kendy Charles

Liberty · 2022

76%

Matches Lamonte on

TFL rate

Hurry rate

Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lamonte McDougle's sophomore season at UTSA (2022).

Lamonte McDougle

85%match

UTSA · 2022

Chibueze Onwuka

Boston College · 2022

82%

Julius Turner

Rutgers · 2021

81%

Joseph Anderson

Tulsa · 2021

78%

Jayden Jernigan

Missouri · 2022

78%

Matches Lamonte on

TFL rate

Hurry rate

Weight

Player DNA

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Aquantis Clemmons

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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology