Jalen Lewis

#26 · DB · Northwestern5′9″ · 200 lb · Westlake Village, CA · Oaks Christian

Last gameL 26–34at Oregon · Oct 31

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Northwestern is 6-2.

A play of his this season

Q4, 2:02 · Rutgers down 28Jalen Lewis intercepts Sean Ashenfelder and returns it 5 yardsRutgers at Northwestern, week 8Q4, 2:02 · Rutgers 14, Northwestern 42Jalen Lewis's first career interceptionJalen Lewis's first career interceptionS.Ashenfelder pass intercepted by J.Lewis at NU 19 broken up by N.Dawson J.Lewis return 5 yards to the NU 24 (B.Black III)Watch from this playBig Ten Football

Second year in the same secondary at Northwestern. One game to point at: 1 INT against Rutgers — Week 8, 2026.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	1
2025	Northwestern	1	1	0.0	0.0	--
Career		1	1	0.0	0.0	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 8	W 42-14vs Rutgers	—	—	—	—	1	—

The latest game

Oct. 24 · W 42-14 vs Rutgers, play by play

0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 9 ended Rutgers’s drive (int).

0 tackles
1 interception
2 drives ended on one of his plays

Fourth quarterbegan up 28-14
3rd & 9✕Interception1
3rd & 9○Broken up1
FinalW 42-14

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

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Intercepted on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, up 42-14. Ended Rutgers’s drive (int).

How Northwestern’s defense played that day

Rutgers’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. His interception came with Northwestern up 28.

The season, game by game

W 42-14 vs RutgersOct. 240 tkl0 TFL, 1 INTPlay by play just above

Signature game

Week 8 · 2026

W 42-14

vs Rutgers

1 interception · 5 interception return yards

Dominant 28-point win at home against Rutgers.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under David Braun, all run-leaning offenses — 13-8 over that span.

2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning

2026Northwestern6-2HC: David Braun · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 11. Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

11Building sample?

1 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score production

Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Pass share

40.2%

204 pass / 303 run

Plays / game

63.4

8 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

231 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Starter

The No. 1,850 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big Ten.