Jamal Scott: LB · San José State · #5.
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Jamal Scott
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the San José State linebacker corps to date. On tape: 15 tackles against Wyoming, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | San José State | 92 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | San José State | 70 | 54 | 10.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| Career | 162 | 90 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-44vs UC Davis | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-31@ Washington State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-35@ No. 20 Oregon | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44vs Hawai'i | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 30-42vs Colorado State | 14 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-52vs Army | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-37vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-24@ Wyoming | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-21vs Nevada | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-31@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups92 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Brent Brennan — 3-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
56.3%
447 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
92 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at San José State, 162 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
