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Jalen Berger

#0Jalen Berger

Jalen Berger is a Explosive Back for Michigan State. Jalen's 2023 season produced 6.0 total EPA across 30 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jalen Berger's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Rushing
93 Rush yards1 Rush TD25 Carries3.7 Yards/carry
Receiving
5 Receptions40 Rec yards0 Rec TD8.0 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency3
  • Volume27
  • Explosiveness14
  • Consistency0
  • Receiving65
Player type
Explosive Back

Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.

Big-play threatHigh EPA per carryCapitalises on opportunities
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)3th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency0th %ile · below avg
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Peak game: 0.42 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Central Michigan (SP+ -19).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.4200.42Wk 1 vs Central Michigan: +0.42 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Richmond: -0.07 EPA/play2Wk 5 vs Iowa: -0.18 EPA/play5Wk 7 vs Rutgers: +0.15 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Michigan: -0.13 EPA/play8
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsCentral MichiganW31-7-19.18243.0143000.42
2vsRichmondW45-14273.50-0.07
5@IowaL16-265.83103.30-0.18
7@RutgersL24-273.511494.5011000.15
8vsMichiganL0-4931.3133.00-0.13

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
9.3%
Passing plays
3.3%
Rushing plays
15.1%
Standard downs
10.3%
Passing downs
7.2%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.03
Passing downs
0.67
Pass / Rush EPA
1.00 / 0.04

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.