Jalen Bell is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Memphis.
Bell wins the gap play after play. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 TFL.
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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 36 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-16@ Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-31vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ UAB | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs No. 18 South Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14@ Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-28vs Navy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-31vs NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 45-10
vs Chattanooga
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Chattanooga.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries36 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 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
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
46.9%
412 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
36 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
