Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17vs Fordham | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jalen Burton
Former cornerback at Bowling Green. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Waukegan, IL
CFB Index 34 · #232 of 322 cornersLow confidenceBowling Green 2024 — college career complete
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 story
Former cornerback at Bowling Green. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2021.
Recruiting
2★
WR recruit
No. 2601 nationally · Signed with Bowling Green
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJalen Burton
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Bowling Green. The receipt: 2 tackles against Fordham — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Bowling Green, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
20215 games
- Signed with Bowling Green2-star out of Carmel Catholic
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coach2021–2024
Bowling Green
Played his entire career under Scot Loeffler.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Scot Loeffler — 24-27 over that span.
2021Bowling Green4-8HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #232 of 322 corners
Two-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 22 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 14 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 41–17
vs Fordham
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Fordham.
With J. Pegues — 10 rush yds (1 car) · J. Henderson — 29 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Seth Robertson’s 2022 season.
100%match
Matches Seth on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adrian Cole's sophomore season at Syracuse (2021).
95%match
Matches Adrian on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Burton
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology