Jalen Smith: DB · Texas State · #24.
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Jalen Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Eric Kiesau, Chris Woods and Jake Spavital. On tape: 7 tackles against Wyoming, Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas State | 57 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 82 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-41@ No. 12 Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs Wyoming | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-47@ SMU | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Georgia State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs UL Monroe | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-38@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-31@ Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-28vs South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-63vs Troy | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-35@ No. 23 App State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-24@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL57 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
57.9%
441 pass / 321 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
57 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Fresno State and Texas State, 82 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2019
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim DeRuyter, Eric Kiesau, Everett Withers and Jake Spavital.
