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Jalen McLeod Jacksonville Jaguars · #35

Linebacker · 6' 1", 236 lbs · Washington, DC · Age 24

Jalen McLeod is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 194th overall, 2025.

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Jacksonville Jaguars · #35 · Linebacker

Jalen McLeod

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Jalen McLeod — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jalen McLeod is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 194th overall, 2025.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Jalen McLeod stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1656 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jalen McLeod — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Jalen McLeod

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 24 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jalen McLeod career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Albert Regis, Alijah Huzzie.

How his role moves

Primary linebacker role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jalen McLeod

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-06-05

The beginning

Jalen McLeod is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, in his 2nd NFL season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Turning pro

Drafted 194th overall, 2025 as a Linebacker.

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Jalen McLeod is a Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, drafted 194th overall, 2025.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where McLeod goes from here.

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McLeod's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 236 lbs
Draft: 194th overall, 2025
Born: Washington, DC
Age: 24
Jersey: #35

Background

Jalen McLeod is from Washington, DC and is 24 years old. He was drafted 194th overall, 2025 and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 236 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. McLeod is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.

The person

Jalen McLeod is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 0 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his career.

Tackle volume0 career tackles over 0 seasons.

Draft pedigree194th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jalen McLeod — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jalen McLeod, answered.

What position does Jalen McLeod play?

Jalen McLeod is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

When was Jalen McLeod drafted?

Jalen McLeod was drafted 194th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Jalen McLeod played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Jalen McLeod's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Jalen McLeod career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Jalen McLeod Jacksonville Jaguars · #35

Jalen McLeod — the report card

Where Jalen McLeod stands

Jalen McLeod — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jalen McLeod

Jalen McLeod career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

The Ballad of Jalen McLeod

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Jalen McLeod — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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