Jalen Emery is a defensive back at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 28 defensive backs this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Emery moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against LSU, Week 13, 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
18 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Houston | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Houston | 26 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Career | 54 | 38 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | W 27-16vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%3 TFL18 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #183 at the position.
Played for two programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Holgorsen, Willie Fritz and Tyson Helton.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
