Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-34@ Air Force | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Jalen Harrell
Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
210 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index 33 · #428 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceMassachusetts 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 221 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2020.
- Transferred from Massachusetts to Duquesne in 2025.
Jalen Harrell
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Jalen Harrell has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Air Force — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Massachusetts, 34 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Champagnat Catholic - Hialeah
20235 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coaches2020
Massachusetts
2021era →
Alex Miller
Massachusetts
Played under 4 different head coaches: Walt Bell, Alex Miller, Don Brown, and Shane Montgomery. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
33 · #428 of 571 LBs
Former four-star. Now #428 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 8 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kolbe Cage’s 2022 season.
Matches Kolbe on
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Differs from Kolbe on
Hurry rate (lower)
PD rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tommi Hill's senior season at Nebraska (2024).
85%match
Matches Tommi on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Tommi on
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Harrell
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology