Running back, UCLA (from Wisconsin, Michigan State), 2020–⁠25

Jalen Berger

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at Michigan State (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Newark, NJ

Jalen Berger played running back at Wisconsin (2020–⁠21), Michigan State (2022–⁠23) and UCLA (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

120rushing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Akron, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Michigan State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Wisconsin603015.0223
2021Wisconsin24883.718
2022Michigan State1486834.6650
2023Michigan State25933.7112
2024UCLA481783.7018
2025UCLA813644.5224
Career3861,7074.41250

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Wisconsin2136.508
2021Wisconsin2178.509
2022Michigan State191286.7032
2023Michigan State5408.0011
2024UCLA10595.9212
2025UCLA10707.0215
Career483276.8432

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Wisconsin0RBYr 1
2021Wisconsin0RBYr 2
2022Michigan State0RBYr 3
2023Michigan State0RBYr 4
2024UCLA0RBYr 5
2025UCLA0RBSr. (Yr 6)6′1″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Wisconsin640.0525th (n=212)0.143.122%0.11
2021Wisconsin130.14––1.8––
2022Michigan State170-0.038th (n=470)0.14-4.422%0.02
2023Michigan State300.20––6.09%–
2024UCLA580.02––1.012%0.08
2025UCLA910.1255th (n=576)0.1010.612%0.15

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025UCLA42%3.100.800.8016%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 UCLA 12 games, 364 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UtahL 10–⁠435704––
Sep 6atUNLVL 23–⁠30631020221
Sep 12vs.New MexicoL 10–⁠352−201––
Sep 27atNorthwesternL 14–⁠1741305––
Oct 4vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠3762909––
Oct 11atMichigan StateW 38–⁠131289124324
Oct 18vs.MarylandW 20–⁠1719650910
Oct 25atIndianaL 6–⁠56517014––
Nov 8vs.NebraskaL 21–⁠2851917219
Nov 15atOhio StateL 10–⁠4841306––
Nov 22vs.WashingtonL 14–⁠4862601426
Nov 29atUSCL 10–⁠29757023––
2024 UCLA 8 games, 178 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14vs.IndianaL 13–⁠4231301115
Sep 21atLSUL 17–⁠34319013219
Sep 28vs.OregonL 13–⁠342908––
Oct 5atPenn StateL 11–⁠2793801822
Oct 12vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠2182007––
Oct 19atRutgersW 35–⁠3210280719
Nov 2atNebraskaW 27–⁠2072109211
Nov 8vs.IowaW 20–⁠17630010213
2023 Michigan State 5 games, 93 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠7824112430
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠142706––
Sep 30atIowaL 16–⁠2631004––
Oct 14atRutgersL 24–⁠271149012110
Oct 21vs.MichiganL 0–⁠491303––
2022 Michigan State 12 games, 683 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠1316120150––
Sep 10vs.AkronW 52–⁠01710732315
Sep 17atWashingtonL 28–⁠39132708338
Sep 24vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠3441309315
Oct 1atMarylandL 13–⁠27934014319
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠495706––
Oct 15vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠2816591121−1
Oct 29atMichiganL 7–⁠299170716
Nov 5atIllinoisW 23–⁠151581024329
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 27–⁠211685122115
Nov 19vs.IndianaL 31–⁠392111903612
Nov 26atPenn StateL 16–⁠357140520
2021 Wisconsin 3 games, 88 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠7156217––
Sep 25vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠41180818
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠388180619
2020 Wisconsin 4 games, 301 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 14atMichiganW 49–⁠111587123213
Nov 21atNorthwesternL 7–⁠171593017––
Dec 5vs.IndianaL 6–⁠141587020––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠281534111––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′11¾″
Weight213 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan76⅜″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.58 s
20-yard shuttle4.63 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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