Jalen Reeves-Maybin: LB · Tennessee · #21.
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Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Tennessee linebacker corps to date. The first one came in 2015: All-SEC. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs App State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24vs Virginia Tech | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-19vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28vs No. 19 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2016
W 45-24
vs Virginia Tech · neutral site
1.5 tackles for loss · 13 tackles · 8 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at a neutral site against Virginia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles · 2 for loss.
2 seasons under Butch Jones, all run-leaning offenses — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
42.4%
377 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tennessee, 20 tackles — drafted at #124 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2015)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 10th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 10th NFL season
