Senior cornerback for Akron. 2022: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 21 tackles.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Warren, OH
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2190 nationally · Signed with Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Akron. 2022: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 21 tackles.
Jalen Hooks
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Four seasons at Akron, four different head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez and Joe Moorhead. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 88 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 30–23
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With N. Gettman — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 62 LONG · D. Irons — 273 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 16.6 · 12 rush yds (12 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-23vs Saint Francis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 6-63@ Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-31vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28vs Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-12@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Obi Eboh’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Obi Eboh's senior season at UCLA (2021).
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Player DNA