Jalen Cheek is a safety at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
UAB lists 32 defensive backs this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
Cheek moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Navy — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 23 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Boston College | 26 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL23 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
53.0%
438 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
68.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Hafley, Bill O'Brien, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
