Jalen Rayam brings veteran linebacker production with clear upside when healthy
Rayam is a physical, experienced **linebacker** whose recent résumé shows real on-field value: he logged 38 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 14 games at Middle Tennessee State in 2022-23, after earlier seasons of steady rotational work at UAB. His biggest differentiator is durability uncertainty—he missed the entire 2023 season with injury and then suffered a season-ending injury on the third play of his UTEP debut in 2024—so the fit question is less about talent than availability. When healthy, he profiles as a tough, proven depth or competition piece.
