Is Jalen Charles starting?
Jalen Charles is listed 2nd string at LDE for New Mexico Lobos.
Jalen Charles is listed LDE #2 for New Mexico at 70 OVR.
See full New Mexico Lobos depth chart ›Depth at LDE · New Mexico Lobos
- 11084Darren AguStarter
- 22270Jalen CharlesYou
Top defensive linemen in the Mountain West
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Manvel, ranked #1,421 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #22
- Class
- RS SO/TR
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 245 lbs
- Transfer
- Memphis
Jalen Charles is currently behind Darren Agu at LDE on the New Mexico depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 78 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8550
- National Rank
- #1421
- High School
- Manvel
- Hometown
- Manvel, TX
Why this rating?
On a 85-rated defense; 44th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 70 after depth penalty.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 12WMERCTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 70-7
Sep 6WCMUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 38-7
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | WMERC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WCMU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jalen Charles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.