Jalen Madden: DT · Western Kentucky · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jalen Madden
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Western Kentucky: Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida International, Week 12, 2020.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 28 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 49 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-35@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-37@ UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-41@ No. 11 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-10@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 10-7vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-21vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-19@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
19%3 hurries16 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
49.3%
369 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.0
11 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
