Jalen Brooks: LB · Missouri State · #19.
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Jalen Brooks
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Nick Petrino
Pass share
51.9%
433 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at North Carolina and Missouri State, 50 tackles — drafted at #244 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Ryan Beard.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 4th NFL season
