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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019South 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.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a cornerback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jalen Thompson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama. Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jalen Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · CB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. John Bosco · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- St. John Bosco · 96 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · CB 169th (top 48%) · Sun Belt 163rd (top 35%) · National 2,012th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0.5 | - | 6 | 2 | 55 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 9 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | 48.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 19 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 17.5 |
Related Context
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Jalen Thompson played CB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Thompson recorded 75 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Alabama.
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: Jackson State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
11.9
Usage
1.9
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Jackson State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Jackson State: 2. Memphis: 0. UAB: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 0. App State: 1. Texas State: 0. Louisiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Jackson State: 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
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 9 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Jackson State
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Jackson State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana | L 27-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas State | L 28-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs App State | L 3-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Troy | L 13-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | vs Georgia Southern | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UL Monroe | L 17-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UAB | L 3-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Memphis | L 6-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jackson StateSplash game | W 37-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Nebraska | L 21-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Thompson story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a cornerback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 47 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jalen Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 12.5 | 22 | 5.4 | 11.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12.5 | 22 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | -12.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 25.2 | 3.4 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 4 | 11.9 | 1.9 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Idaho
Week 13 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 3 · W 41-31 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · W 42-24
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Jackson State
Week 2 · W 37-14
2
Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas State
Week 8 · L 18-36 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
12.5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 5.4 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
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12.5 primary · 22 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
48.6
11 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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