#93

Jalen Price

Senior defensive lineman on East Carolina's 2020 roster.

DL · East Carolina · Sr. · #93

6′2″ · 279 lb · Williamston, NC

East Carolina 2019 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman on East Carolina's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to East Carolina in 2016.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 2699 nationally · Signed with East Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at East Carolina, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20167 games

Signed with East Carolina2-star out of Riverside

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2699 national

CFB

College

East Carolina

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016–2018

Scottie Montgomery

East Carolina

2019

Mike Houston

East Carolina

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scottie Montgomery → Mike Houston. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2017East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2018East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2019East Carolina4-8HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#478 / 2688 · 77th pct

Tackles for loss#822 / 2688 · 67th pct

4.0

Tackles#1295 / 2688 · 51st pct

Solo tackles#1370 / 2688 · 48th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Passes defended#1690 / 2688 · 19th 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

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road6g	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	East Carolina	32	17	4.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	East Carolina	34	14	5.0	1.5	1	--	--
2017	East Carolina	27	10	1.0	0.0	--	1	--
2016	East Carolina	12	4	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		105	45	11.0	1.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 48–9

vs Gardner-Webb

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 39-point win at home against Gardner-Webb.

With H. Ahlers — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 88.3 · 78 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Pinnix — 134 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 6-34@ NC State	3	0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 48-9vs Gardner-Webb	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 10-42@ Navy	4	2	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 19-7vs William & Mary	6	3	1.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	W 24-21@ Old Dominion	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 17-27vs Temple	2	0	0.5	—
Wk 8	L 28-41@ UCF	3	2	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 20-45vs South Florida	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 43-46vs Cincinnati	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 51-59@ SMU	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 31-24@ UConn	4	2	0.5	—
Wk 14	L 24-49vs Tulsa	2	2	1.0	—
Total		32	17	4.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

20167 games

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays