Jalen Geiger: S · Tulane · #2.
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Jalen Geiger
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mark Stoops and Jon Sumrall. On tape: 6 tackles against Florida, Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34vs No. 17 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-34@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-33@ Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-20@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-10vs Rice | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-6vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-34vs Memphis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 14-35@ No. 24 Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 8-33vs Florida | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 41-33
at Louisiana
1 interception · 4 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Louisiana on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL33 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
37.3%
329 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #386 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Kentucky and Tulane, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops and Jon Sumrall.
