Jarrad Page attended San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He batted .346 with 5 home runs and 54 RBI as a junior and was selected in the fifth round of the 2002 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. As a junior, Jarrad totaled 92 tackles, 4 sacks and 4 interceptions. He also recovered 3 fumbles on the year, on his way to all-state honors. As a senior he finished with 99 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 interceptions and 1 touchdown on defense. On offense he rushed 84 times for 1,014 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 432 yards and 4 more touchdowns. He helped his team to a 34-4 record during his career in high school. He was named second team all-state as a senior and was selected to participate in the 2002 North-South Shrine all-star game. He was considered to be one of the top 10 cornerback prospects in the nation and he accepted a scholarship to play at UCLA. Jarrad made an immediate impact starting 10 of 13 games at strong safety as a freshman. He moved into the starting lineup when Ben Emanuel moved to free safety after Matt Ware moved to cornerback. Page became the first true freshman to start 10 games at safety since 1977. He finished the season with 43 tackles and 2 interceptions with 6 passes defensed. He was named freshman all-American for his performance in 2002. As a sophomore, Page totaled 55 tackles and 3 interceptions on his way to honorable mention all-pac ten honors. As a junior, Page finished with career highs in tackles (79), interceptions (3) and pass-breakups (7). He had another good year as a senior, totaling 72 tackles and 1 interception. He also had a sack and forced 2 fumbles on the year.

Jarrad Page has a great deal of experience having started at strong safety for UCLA since his freshman season. He is an instinctive safety with a good combination of size and speed for the position. He is a physical player who will step up and support the run. He has good range and is a solid wrap-up tackler. He has good hands and is reliable in coverage. He can be dangerous after the interception. He does have trouble getting off blocks and he will overpursue at times. He needs to improve his ability to read the quarterback and reduce the number of times he is beaten deep. He is good in zone coverage but he does struggle in man coverage at times. Jarrad has all the physical tools to become a solid safety. He has been a two-sport athlete in college, missing spring practices while playing baseball. This has slowed his development. He does have some areas to improve on and he may be able to do so when he is focused on football alone. He has a good chance to be drafted on the second day of the 2006 NFL draft.