#6

Jalen Catalon

S · Missouri · Sr. · #6

Returning to Missouri for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jalen Catalon

S · Missouri · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Missouri39170.00.01----
2024UNLV19130.00.01----
Career58300.00.02----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 23–17

at Auburn

4 TOT  ·  4 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Missouri

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Missouri

Returning around him

  • 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Barnes’s 2020 season.

Tyler Barnes

84%match

Southern Miss · 2020

#2

Coco Azema

Northwestern · 2023

81%
#3

Hunter Washington

Mississippi State · 2025

81%
#4

Alfonzo Allen Jr.

Florida · 2025

79%
#5

Tyrone Lewis

Louisiana · 2022

79%

Matches Tyler on

PD rate
Height
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Wolff's sophomore season at Ohio (2021).

Alex Wolff

90%match

Ohio · 2021

#2

T.J. Peavy

Eastern Michigan · 2021

88%
#3

Jaylin Smith

USC · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 33
86%
#4

Dillion Williams

UTEP · 2024

85%
#5

Evan Slocum

Wake Forest · 2022

85%

Matches Alex on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7369

Final rank
#7369
Avg #7912.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7369 this season.