Jalen Satchell
Jalen Satchell
Wins his gap play after play. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, Ricky Rahne and Jonathan Smith. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Temple | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Temple | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Shannon’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Santana's graduate season at New Mexico (2024).
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