Last confirmed: Florida Atlantic, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Loxahatchee, FL
Jalen Young: S · Florida Atlantic · #18.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jalen Young
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jalen Young has been at Florida Atlantic through two head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 10 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 59 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 77 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | -- |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 100 | 67 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
| Career | 236 | 138 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-63@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-26vs Air Force | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-56@ No. 16 UCF | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-25@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-33vs Old Dominion | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-31@ Marshall | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-21vs Louisiana Tech | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-14@ Florida International | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-15vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL59 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
39.1%
371 pass / 577 run
Plays / game
79.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
59 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 236 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Partridge → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
