Jalen Hunt is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Cincinnati.
Hunt wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mel Tucker and Scott Satterfield. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 sacks against Iowa State, Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | Cincinnati | 26 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 46 | 22 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-20vs Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-20vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-34@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-30vs No. 14 Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 20-11vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-17@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-20vs Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45@ No. 24 Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-45@ TCU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-35vs No. 22 Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2025
W 38-30
vs Iowa State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%6 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries26 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
47.8%
363 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
58.4
13 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #14 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Scott Satterfield.
