Player Profile

Jalen Sami

DL • 6'7" • 330 lbs • Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Sami shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

9.1

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

4.7

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Colorado
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Jalen Sami, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Colorado. Jalen Sami shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Colorado paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.1

Usage

2

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1. Nebraska: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 1 by 14.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 11/25vs Penn StateL 0-4250000
Sat 11/18@ IndianaW 24-2121000
Sun 11/12@ Ohio StateL 3-3831000
Sat 11/4vs NebraskaW 20-1710000
Sat 10/28@ MinnesotaL 12-27100.500.500
Sat 10/21vs MichiganL 0-4910000
Sat 10/14@ RutgersL 24-2711000
Fri 9/1vs Central MichiganW 31-710000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonColorado213.34.1
2020 Regular SeasonColorado05.61-2
2021 Regular SeasonColorado4.513.94.54.5
2022 Regular SeasonColorado313.35.7-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State19.12-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#2

Utah

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#3

Utah

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#4

Arizona State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#5

USC

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Colorado

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage

35.5

#2

2021 Regular Season · Colorado

10.8

4.5 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Colorado

10.4

3 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7893

Vista Ridge · Colorado Springs, CO

Committed To
Colorado
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

97

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
97