#19

Jalen Brooks

Former linebacker at Missouri State. 2025: 48 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

LB · Missouri State · Sr. · #19

5′11″ · 230 lb · Knightdale, NC

CFB Index 35 · #419 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceDallas — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 27, #244 overall

How he plays

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

Solo tackles: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 2 PBU

Best game: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, vs SMU

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Missouri State. 2025: 48 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Missouri State, 50 tackles — drafted at #244 overall by Dallas.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted (yet)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2023

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Missouri State

2025

Nick Petrino

Missouri State

era →

Played his entire career under Nick Petrino.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

#244Rd 7 · Pick 27

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced

2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced

2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #419 of 583?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (88th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#353 / 2975 · 88th pct

Tackles#649 / 2975 · 78th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.2	0.3	0.1	0.2
Road5g	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	0.1	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Casey Woods

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.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #419 of 583 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Missouri State	48	35	1.5	0.5	2	--	--
2023	North Carolina	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	North Carolina	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		50	36	1.5	0.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 42–10

vs UT Martin

6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 REC

Dominant 32-point win at home against UT Martin.

With J. Clark — 271 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.5 · 22 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · S. McDonald — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 13-73@ USC	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 21-20@ Marshall	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-28vs SMU	4	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 42-10vs UT Martin	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 22-27vs Western Kentucky	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 22-20@ Middle Tennessee	8	7	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	W 24-17@ New Mexico State	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 21-17@ Liberty	6	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-24vs UTEP	6	3	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 14	L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		48	35	1.5	0.5	—	2

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