Jalen Berger

Senior running back for UCLA. 2025: 364 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 10 catches.

RB · UCLA · Sr.

6′1″ · 215 lb · Newark, NJ

CFB Index 44 · #178 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026

The numbers

364

rushing yards · 2025

2 TD · 4.5 per carry · 10 catches

Backed by 17 car · 107 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 89 rush yds, 1 TD, 24 rec yds, at Michigan State

The play that turned itSwung Michigan State from 45% to 96% to win.Indiana at Michigan State · 39-31

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UCLA. 2025: 364 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 10 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2020.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

Explosive rate: 66th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jalen Berger

RB · UCLA · Sr

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Jalen Berger has played for four head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 89 rush yds, 24 rec yds against Michigan State, Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Wisconsin4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #178 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#157 / 456 · 66th pct

7.8%

EPA / carry#260 / 456 · 43rd pct

0.09

Success rate#277 / 456 · 39th pct

41.6%

Yards / carry#279 / 456 · 39th pct

4.7

TD rate#366 / 456 · 20th pct

1.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

Rec yards#202 / 338 · 40th pct

Carries#210 / 349 · 40th pct

Receptions#198 / 338 · 39th pct

Rush yards#227 / 349 · 35th pct

364

Yards / carry#227 / 349 · 33rd pct

4.5

Rush TDs#236 / 349 · 26th pct

Long run#282 / 349 · 19th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

6th → 43rd percentile

Success rate

25th → 39th percentile

Explosive rate

6th → 66th percentile

Yards / carry

7th → 39th percentile

TD rate

3rd → 20th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	24.0	2.8	0.2
Road6g	36.7	5.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	27.8	3.5	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	32.8	4.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #178 of 326 RBs

Former four-star. Now #178 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #26 of 44 Big Ten RBs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UCLA	81	364	4.5	2	--
2024	UCLA	48	178	3.7	0	--
2023	Michigan State	25	93	3.7	1	--
2022	Michigan State	148	683	4.6	6	--
2021	Wisconsin	24	88	3.7	1	--
2020	Wisconsin	60	301	5.0	2	--
Career		386	1,707	4.4	12	--

Season	Team
2025	UCLA	10	70	7.0	2	--
2024	UCLA	10	59	5.9	2	--
2023	Michigan State	5	40	8.0	0	--
2022	Michigan State	19	128	6.7	0	--
2021	Wisconsin	2	17	8.5	0	--
2020	Wisconsin	2	13	6.5	0	--
Career		48	327	6.8	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 42–37

vs Penn State

29 rush yds (6 car)

Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.

With N. Iamaleava — 166 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · 128 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD · K. Gilmer — 5 rec · 79 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Michigan State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Jalen Berger run for 16 yds for a TD (Mateen Bhaghani KICK)
Week 7 · Michigan State · 1&13 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Jalen Berger for 13 yds for a TD (Mateen Bhaghani KICK)
Week 7 · Michigan State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.36Jalen Berger run for 15 yds to the MSU 43 Jalen Berger fumbled, recovered by UCLA Noah Fox-Flores for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Utah · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Jalen Berger run for 2 yds to the UTAH 48 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Washington · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.93(10:50) Shotgun #0 J.Berger rush middle for 14 yards gain to the UCLA39 (#12 A.McLaughlin), 1ST DOWN
Week 8 · Maryland · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.81Jalen Berger run for 5 yds to the UCLA 43 UCLA Penalty, illegal block (Kwazi Gilmer) to the UCLA 33
Week 14 · USC · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.67(00:20) Shotgun #0 J.Berger rush right for 23 yards gain to the UCLA38 (#28 K.Urlacher), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.65(09:29) Shotgun #0 J.Berger rush middle for 3 yards loss to the IND47 (#95 T.Tucker)
Week 8 · Maryland · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Jalen Berger run for 9 yds to the MD 42 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · UNLV · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.51Jalen Berger run for 8 yds to the UNLV 24 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-43vs Utah	5	7	1.4	0	4
Wk 2	L 23-30@ UNLV	6	31	5.2	0	20
Wk 3	L 10-35vs New Mexico	2	-2	-1.0	0	1
Wk 5	L 14-17@ Northwestern	4	13	3.3	0	5
Wk 6	W 42-37vs Penn State	6	29	4.8	0	9
Wk 7	W 38-13@ Michigan State	12	89	7.4	1	24	Season-high 89 yds
Wk 8	W 20-17vs Maryland	19	65	3.4	0	9
Wk 9	L 6-56@ Indiana	5	17	3.4	0	14
Wk 11	L 21-28vs Nebraska	5	19	3.8	1	7
Wk 12	L 10-48@ Ohio State	4	13	3.3	0	6
Wk 13	L 14-48vs Washington	6	26	4.3	0	14
Wk 14	L 10-29@ USC	7	57	8.1	0	23
Total		81	364	3.9	2	24

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jalen Berger

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