Senior defensive lineman for Michigan State. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′1″ · 293 lb · Long Island, NY
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.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 15 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Michigan State. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
Jalen Satchell
Wins his gap play after play. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, Ricky Rahne and Jonathan Smith. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Temple | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Temple | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 13-38vs UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-38@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31vs Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 20-23@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-28vs Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-28vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Michigan State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #45
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Shannon’s 2021 season.
Matches Noah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Santana's graduate season at New Mexico (2024).
Matches Bryce on
Player DNA