Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Jalen Charles
Junior defensive end on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Manvel, TX · Manvel HS
Transferred Memphis → New Mexico for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2024.
- Transferred from Memphis to New Mexico in 2026.
Jalen Charles
Memphis to New Mexico — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 2 tackles against Mercyhurst — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of Manvel
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
2025Memphis
2026New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
The defensive line · New Mexico
- #45Brett Karhu11 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darren Agu3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Brian Booker3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Xavier Slayton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #22Jalen Charles2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology