Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 25-32@ Middle Tennessee | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 3-48@ Georgia | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 16 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 |
#5
Jalen Mitchell
Senior running back for UConn. 2023: 72 rushing yards, 6 catches.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Southwest Brevard, FL
CFB Index 45 · #157 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceUConn 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 1035 nationally · Signed with Rockledge
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for UConn. 2023: 72 rushing yards, 6 catches.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rockledge in 2019.
Jalen Mitchell
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Jim Mora. The receipt on tape: 52 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Middle Tennessee, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 1,189 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2019
- Recruited3-star out of Rockledge
20237 games
- Entered the portal
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Louisville4-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2021Louisville6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 33.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UConn | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 155 | 722 | 4.7 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 52 | 347 | 6.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 239 | 1,189 | 5.0 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UConn | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 195 | 8.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Thomas’s 2021 season.
76%match
Matches Jaylen on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Weight
Differs from Jaylen on
Receiving share (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaziun Patterson's sophomore season at Iowa (2023).
81%match
Matches Jaziun on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Recruiting rating
Differs from Jaziun on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Mitchell
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology