Running back for UCLA. 2017: 136 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 3 catches.
6′0″ · 265 lb · Van Nuys, CA
Recruiting
FB recruit
No. 1343 nationally · Signed with UCLA
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 running back for UCLA. 2017: 136 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 3 catches.
Jalen Starks
He has spent two seasons in the UCLA backfield. The receipt: 63 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Arizona — Week 7, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA, 213 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jim Mora, all pass-leaning offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 32.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 21.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 14.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017
W 45–44
vs Texas A&M
2 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
With J. Rosen — 491 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.8 · -14 rush yds (5 car) · S. Flintoft — 46 AVG · 63 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-44vs Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-23vs Hawai'i | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 45-48@ Memphis | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-23vs Colorado | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-47@ Arizona | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 17-48@ Utah | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-37vs Arizona State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 35 | 136 | 3.4 | 4 | 19 |