Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#95
Jaleel Johnson
Redshirt senior defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 270 lb · Oklahoma City, OK · Putnam City North
CFB Index 15 · #398 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2022.
Jaleel Johnson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Four seasons at Oklahoma State, three different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Eric Morris. The receipt: 2 tackles against Tulsa — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Putnam City North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 11 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Oklahoma State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (55 in / 65 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #65 · 2026 recruiting class #69
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Amorie Morrison’s 2023 season.
Matches Amorie on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Bray's junior season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Alex on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaleel Johnson
Background
A talented player on the edge who has spent his entire career at Oklahoma State. 2025 (Junior): Played in the first four games of the season and started three of them before missing the remainder of the year ... Finished with 16 total tackles, seven of which were solo stops ... Added 2.5 tackles...
The defensive line · Oklahoma State
- #11Keviyan Huddleston9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Saadiq Clements5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19DJ Jackson Jr.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10James Williams3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Jaleel Johnson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology