Jalen Sami: DL · Michigan State · #99.
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Jalen Sami
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 5 tackles against Penn State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michigan State | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 28 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Colorado | 26 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Colorado | 24 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 97 | 45 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-49vs No. 2 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-27@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38@ No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-21@ Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-42vs No. 11 Penn State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry15 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
50.9%
380 pass / 367 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #280 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Colorado and Michigan State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr. and Harlon Barnett.
