Jalen Woods
UCLA Bruins
91
Elite

Jalen Woods

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Projected Starter

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Jalen Woods is the projected starter at WLB for UCLA Bruins.

Redshirt senior · #9 · 6'1", 224 lbs

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Depth at WLB · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1991Jalen WoodsStarter
  2. 2081Donavyn Pellot

UCLA Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in the Big Ten

Rolijah HardyIndiana · WLBJayden MontgomeryIowa · WLBOwen ChamblissNebraska · WLB

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of St. John Bosco, ranked #574 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 47 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #574 Natl3-Yr Total80 tackles · 2.5 sacksTeam Share7%Percentile82th
Compton, CA
Jersey
#9
Class
RS SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
224 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025474.51.5
20242221
20231120

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8796
National Rank
#574
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, CA

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

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

Oct 10WORETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-15

Sep 26WMDTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 54-3

Sep 20WPURTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-38

Sep 12WSDSUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

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

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Team Role

47 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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