Defensive back, Tennessee (from Temple), 2021–25
Jalen McMurray
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 187 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Upper Marlboro, MD
- Born
- Jan 7, 2003
Jalen McMurray played defensive back at Temple (2021–23) and Tennessee (2024–25).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 6 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Temple | 6 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Temple | 6 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 6 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee | 6 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 187 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Tennessee 13 games, 56 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Georgia | L 41–44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. UAB | W 56–24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Mississippi State | W 41–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Alabama | L 20–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Kentucky | W 56–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Oklahoma | L 27–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. New Mexico State | W 42–9 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida | W 31–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 24–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Illinois | L 28–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2024 Tennessee 11 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. NC State | W 51–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atArkansas | L 14–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Florida | W 23–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Alabama | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia | L 17–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atVanderbilt | W 36–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Ohio State | L 17–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Temple 11 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Akron | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Rutgers | L 7–36 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Norfolk State | W 41–9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Tulsa | L 26–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. UTSA | L 34–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at North Texas | L 14–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. SMU | L 0–55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Navy | W 32–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at South Florida | L 23–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atUAB | L 24–34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Memphis | L 21–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Temple 12 games, 49 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Duke | L 0–30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Lafayette | W 30–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Rutgers | L 14–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Massachusetts | W 28–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atMemphis | L 3–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at UCF | L 13–70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Tulsa | L 16–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atNavy | L 20–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.South Florida | W 54–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Houston | L 36–43 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Cincinnati | L 3–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. East Carolina | L 46–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Temple 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. Wagner | W 41–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 73″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.42 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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