17–0
86Overall
SBig 12

Jalen Pitre

Baylor · Safety · 2017-21

TKL
194
INT
4
PD
10

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Pitre was a consensus All-American in 2021 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2020 and 2021). Pitre was also named Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.

From 2017 to 2021, Pitre recorded 194 tackles and 38 tackles for loss. From 2020 to 2021, Pitre also had 4 interceptions.

Pitre was the No. 37 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the highest safety rating at Baylor since 1990 and No. 11 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2020
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2021
    • Consensus All-American
    • Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2022
    • No. 37 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jalen Pitre season-by-season statistics at Baylor
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
201737310
201810200
2019121.500
2020601322
20217518.572
Total19438104

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

Baylor Teammates

  1. 90Michael Trigg2024-25TE
  2. 75Abram Smith2017-21RB
  3. 75JT Woods2018-21S
  4. 75Terrel Bernard2017-21LB
  5. 74Matt Jones2019-24LB
  6. 74Trestan Ebner2017-21RB
  7. 74Keaton Thomas2024-25LB
  8. 74Siaki Ika2021-22EDGE
  9. 72Josh Cameron2022-25WR
  10. 72Sawyer Robertson2023-25QB

Full Baylor all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jalen Pitre) 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.