Linebacker, Mississippi State (from Tennessee), 2023–26
Jalen Smith
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Grayson, GA
Jalen Smith plays linebacker for Mississippi State, after Tennessee (2023–24). Last time out, against Missouri: 8 tackles.
2026 so far
28 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 8 tackles vs. Missouri, W 31–24
Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 34 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 57 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 123 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 10 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 10 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 10 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 10 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′2″ | 230 |
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
2026 Mississippi State 4 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UL Monroe | W 62–13 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Minnesota | W 38–13 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at South Carolina | W 41–34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Missouri | W 31–24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Mississippi State 12 games, 57 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Southern Miss | W 34–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–20 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Alcorn State | W 63–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 38–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Tennessee | L 34–41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Texas A&M | L 9–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Texas | L 38–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Arkansas | W 38–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Georgia | L 21–41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atMissouri | L 27–49 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Ole Miss | L 19–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 29–43 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Tennessee 11 games, 34 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 4 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atArkansas | L 14–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Florida | W 23–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Alabama | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia | L 17–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Vanderbilt | W 36–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Tennessee 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UConn | W 59–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 48–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 35–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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