Player Dossier

2015-2019

South Alabama

Jalen Thompson

CB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

11.9

Consistency

10

Season Value

9.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jalen Thompson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama. Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

South Alabama paired 12.5 primary output with 22 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · South Alabama

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

11.9

Usage

2

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Unknown: 2. Memphis: 0. UAB: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 0. App State: 1. Texas State: 0. Louisiana: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 2 by 8.3. App State: 3 by 22.5. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.2 · n=9
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=10

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/16vs LouisianaL 27-3711000
Sat 11/9@ Texas StateL 28-3022000
Sat 10/26vs App StateL 3-3031001
Thu 10/17@ TroyL 13-3722000
Thu 10/3vs Georgia SouthernL 17-2010001
Sat 9/28@ UL MonroeL 17-3033000
Sat 9/21@ UABL 3-3511000
Sat 9/14vs MemphisL 6-4221000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown210011
Sat 8/31@ NebraskaL 21-3521000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    South Alabama

    2015-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama15
2016 PostseasonSouth Alabama12.522611.5
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama12.52260
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0-12.5
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1125.23.711
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama411.92-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Idaho

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#2

Texas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Texas State

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#4

San Diego State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · South Alabama

12.5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 6 usage

30.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · South Alabama

30.4

12.5 primary · 22 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · South Alabama

29.4

11 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.977

St. John Bosco · Bellflower, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

75

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Thompson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
75