Jalen Mcclendon is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Bowling Green.
Mcclendon gets targeted often and tackles in space. Came to Bowling Green by way of Tennessee State. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Buffalo — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 56 | 40 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 |
| Career | 56 | 40 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-7vs Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13vs Liberty | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-40@ Louisville | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-23vs Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-28vs Buffalo | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Akron | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-14@ Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 40 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 7 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 28-23
vs Toledo
6 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
56tackles this season56 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
37.7%
281 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #180 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #10 of 21 Mid-American CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
