Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
#9
Jalen Woods
Senior linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 224 lb · Compton, CA · St. John Bosco HS
CFB Index 49 · #297 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026
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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 92nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
20
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2022.
Jalen Woods
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jalen Woods has played for four head coaches in five seasons at UCLA. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL against California — Week 1, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of St. John Bosco
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 10.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #39 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
9 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Channing Tindall’s 2021 season.
82%match
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 38
Matches Channing on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Differs from Channing on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle Efford's graduate season at Georgia Tech (2026).
Matches Kyle on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Kyle on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Woods
Background
Career Summary Has played in 39 games and made four starts through four seasons … has totaled 86 tackles (54-32-86), 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and five bass breakups … career high in tackles is eight (6-2-8) set in a win over Penn State in October 2025. 2025 Played in all 12 games and made...
The linebacker corps · UCLA
- #5Trent Hendrick96 tackles · 2025
- #56Drew Spinogatti51 tackles · 2025
- #10Samuel Omosigho50 tackles · 2025
- #9Jalen Woods47 tackles · 2025
- Donavyn Pellot19 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology