Jalen Garner is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Houston.
Garner is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Dana Holgorsen and Willie Fritz. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against TCU — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-9@ Rice | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-20vs Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs No. 11 Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-17@ Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs Arizona | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ No. 24 Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-45vs West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-27@ UCF | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-17vs TCU | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-35vs LSU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 40 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 39-17
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against Oklahoma State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups76 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
41.4%
377 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #209 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #29 of 73 Big 12 LBs
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%).
The No. 1,250 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
