Jalen Catalon is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Missouri.
Catalon moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Barry Odom and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Alabama — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-6vs Central Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-31vs Kansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 52-10vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-20vs South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-17@ Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-27vs Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-17@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-13vs No. 20 Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL39 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #24 of 28 SEC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom and Eli Drinkwitz.
