Jalen Graham

LB · Purdue · Sr. · #6

San Francisco — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 38, #255 overall

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jalen Graham

LB · Purdue · Sr · #6

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#837 national

CFB

College

Purdue

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #255

San Francisco · 2023

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

#255Rd 7 · Pick 38

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Purdue	48	34	5.0	1.0	5	1	--
2021	Purdue	64	45	4.0	1.0	7	2	--
Career		112	79	9.0	2.0	12	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 31–29

at Maryland

9 TOT · 9 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Maryland on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jalen Graham’s 2021 season.

Jalen Graham

71%match

Purdue · 2021

NFL Rd 7

Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste

UCF · 2022

70%

Jordan Magee

Temple · 2021

NFL Rd 5

68%

Nate Rutchena

California · 2021

66%

Troy Brown

Central Michigan · 2021

All-MAC

66%

Matches Jalen on

Solo tackle rate

Hurry rate

Tackle volume

Differs from Jalen on

PD rate (lower)

TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Watts's junior season at Texas (2022).

Ryan Watts

84%match

Texas · 2022

NFL Rd 6

Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste

UCF · 2022

82%

Treydan Stukes

Arizona · 2022

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 6

78%

Cecil Singleton

Louisiana Tech · 2022

76%

Tamarion McDonald

Tennessee · 2022

76%

Matches Ryan on

Tackle volume

Solo tackle rate

Weight

Differs from Ryan on

PD rate (higher)