Jalen Smith
Mississippi State Bulldogs
77
Solid

Jalen Smith

Mississippi State BulldogsSolid
RESDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Jalen Smith starting?

Jalen Smith is listed 2nd string at RES for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Redshirt junior · #10 · 6'2", 230 lbs

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Depth at RES · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1182Kamario TaylorStarter
  2. 21077Jalen SmithYou
  3. 31165Ayden Williams
  4. 42365Trevion Williams
  5. 59951Diesel Moye

Mississippi State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Mississippi State

Mississippi State plays Vanderbilt at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Grayson, ranked #429 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 57 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #429 NatlTeam Share5%
Grayson, GA
Jersey
#10
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
230 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025571.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8921
National Rank
#429
High School
Grayson
Hometown
Loganville, GA

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 78th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 78% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 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 26WMIZTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-24

Sep 19WSCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 41-34

Sep 12WMINNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

Jalen Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

57 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.