Jalen Clark

Senior safety for Louisiana. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

S · Louisiana · Sr. · #2

6′2″ · 205 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 44 · #325 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Louisiana for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 8 pm ETvs UABCajun FieldLouisiana by 7.5

The numbers

interception · 2025

2 PBU · 44 tackles · 1 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 2 tackles, vs McNeese

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Louisiana. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2021.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Tackles: 74th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jalen Clark

S · Louisiana · Sr · #2

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Louisiana secondary. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 22-18 over that span.

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

44Rotational starter #325 of 544?

Medium confidenceBounce-Back7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#756 / 2975 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#790 / 2975 · 73rd pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

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Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road7g	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #325 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #29 of 42 Sun Belt Ss

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	44	24	1.0	2	1	--
2024	Louisiana	14	9	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Louisiana	36	26	1.5	3	3	--
Career		94	59	2.5	5	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–10

vs McNeese

2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 1 INT

Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.

With B. Davis — 132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · R. Williams — 2 rec · 18 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 12-14vs Rice	4	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 34-10vs McNeese	2	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	L 10-52@ Missouri	6	1	0.0	—	1	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 4	L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan	4	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 54-51vs Marshall	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-24@ James Madison	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 10-22vs Southern Miss	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 23-35@ Troy	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-22@ South Alabama	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 34-30@ Arkansas State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 30-27vs UL Monroe	6	4	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 13-20@ Delaware	2	2	0.0	—	0
Total		44	24	1.0	1	2

The secondary · Louisiana

#11Brent Gordon Jr.CB · So.62 tackles · 2025
#4Tyree SkipperS · Sr.55 tackles · 2025
#7Courtline FlowersS · Sr.48 tackles · 2025
#21Maurion EleamS · Sr.47 tackles · 2025
#2Jalen ClarkS · Sr.44 tackles · 2025

24 more on the roster · Louisiana team page

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

Jalen Clark

2021

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel

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