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Jalen McLeod

Auburn · Linebacker · 2023-24

TKL
106
TFL
24
SACKS
14

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2023 to 2024, McLeod recorded 106 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks.

McLeod was the No. 194 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 22nd-highest linebacker rating at Auburn since 1990 and No. 200 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 194 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jalen McLeod season-by-season statistics at Auburn
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20235010.55.51
20245613.581
Total1062413.52

Seasons with tracked stats at Auburn. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Auburn Teammates

  1. 80Roger McCreary2018-21CB
  2. 75KeAndre Lambert-Smith2024WR
  3. 72Jaylin Simpson2019-23CB
  4. 72Derick Hall2019-22EDGE
  5. 72Jarquez Hunter2021-24RB
  6. 72Owen Pappoe2019-22LB
  7. 70Colby Wooden2019-22EDGE
  8. 70Smoke Monday2018-21S
  9. 70Zakoby McClain2018-21LB
  10. 70Marcus Harris2021-23EDGE

Full Auburn all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  7. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  8. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jalen McLeod) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.