Junior defensive back for Georgia Southern. 2023: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 10 tackles.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Memphis, TN
The story
3 defensive back for Georgia Southern. 2023: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 10 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJalen Denton
Jalen Denton has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 12 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-35vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-35@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-3@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-41@ James Madison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |