Jalen Marshall
Jalen Marshall
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent three seasons in the Missouri defensive front. The receipt: 5 tackles against Virginia — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 23–17
at Auburn
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Missouri
Returning around him
- 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
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mazi Smith’s 2022 season.
Matches Mazi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derrick Harmon's junior season at Michigan State (2023).
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Background
2025: Saw action in all 13 games this season, earning a start in the SEC matchup at No. 10 Vanderbilt … Made 17 tackles (four solo), a sack, 1.0 TFL and hurried the quarterback once on the year. Central Arkansas: Recorded three tackles (two solo) against the Bears. Kansas: Recorded one assisted t...