#22

Jalen Huskey

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2025: 4 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 72 tackles.

DB · Maryland · Sr. · #22

6′2″ · 201 lb · Gaithersburg, MD

CFB Index 80 · #42 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Jacksonville — Rd 3, Pick 36, #100 overall

How he plays

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

Solo tackles: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

2 PBU · 72 tackles · 1.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 7 tackles, at Illinois

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Maryland. 2025: 4 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 72 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2022.
Transferred from Bowling Green to Maryland in 2024.
Drafted round 3 by the Jacksonville in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Maryland, 175 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #100 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20226 games

Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Quince Orchard

202312 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACfirst

202411 games

Entered the portal

202512 games

All-Big Tensecond

2026

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 3, pick 100

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2327 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #100

Jacksonville · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM

All-Big Ten 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Mike Locksley

Maryland

Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

#100Rd 3 · Pick 36

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced

2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #42 of 544?

Medium confidenceAscending7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: interceptions (95th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#29 / 2975 · 99th pct

Interceptions#23 / 817 · 95th pct

Tackles#242 / 2975 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road5g	6.8	0.1	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #42 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Maryland	72	58	1.5	2	4	--
2024	Maryland	45	21	2.5	1	3	--
2023	Bowling Green	52	30	1.0	6	4	--
2022	Bowling Green	6	3	0.0	--	--	--
Career		175	112	5.0	9	11	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 44–17

vs Towson

1 TOT · 1 PD

Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.

With M. Washington — 261 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.8 · 29 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · B. McFerson — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week