Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-40@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jalen Rayam
Former linebacker at UTEP. 2024: 1 tackle.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Alabaster, AL
CFB Index 20 · #492 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceUTEP 2024 — college career complete
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★
OLB recruit
No. 1293 nationally · Signed with UAB
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at UTEP. 2024: 1 tackle.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2018.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to UTEP in 2024.
Jalen Rayam
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jalen Rayam has played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Nebraska — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at UTEP, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2018
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Thompson
202212 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018UAB11-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy
2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning
2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
20 · #492 of 548 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #492 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 34 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UAB | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | UAB | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to BJ Turner’s 2021 season.
Matches BJ on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to BJ Turner's senior season at Charlotte (2022).
Matches BJ on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Rayam
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology