Jalen Kimber: CB · Penn State · #3.
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Jalen Kimber
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Billy Napier and James Franklin. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 31 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida | 23 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 49 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-12@ West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-0vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs No. 19 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-11vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30@ USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs No. 4 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-7vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-10vs No. 12 SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-14vs No. 8 Boise State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this season31 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
41.8%
437 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.4
16 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #317 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia, Florida and Penn State, 70 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kirby Smart, Billy Napier and James Franklin.
