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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Washington State
Jalen Thompson
S • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Downey, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a safety from Downey, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 1979
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Jalen Thompson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State. Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 179
- TFL
- 11.5
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Jalen Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · S
- Career Tackles
- 179
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Colorado
- NFL Draft
- 1979 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · S 66th (top 15%) · Pac-12 29th (top 6%) · National 431st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 44 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 64 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 60 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 58.5 |
Related Context
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Jalen Thompson played S for Washington State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jalen Thompson recorded 179 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Washington State paired 11.5 primary output with 31.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Washington State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 1. Wyoming: 1. San José State: 2. Eastern Washington: 1. USC: 0.5. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 0. Oregon: 3. Stanford: 0. California: 0.5. Colorado: 1. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 4 by 36.7. Eastern Washington: 6 by 35. USC: 6 by 30. Utah: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 6 by 25. Oregon: 7 by 59.2. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. California: 8 by 38.3. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Washington: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Iowa State | W 28-26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Washington | L 15-28 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Colorado | W 31-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | vs California | W 19-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Stanford | W 41-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs OregonSplash game | W 34-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | @ Oregon State | W 56-37 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Utah | W 28-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ USC | L 36-39 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Eastern Washington | W 59-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 31-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Wyoming | W 41-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Thompson story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a safety from Downey, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive production: 179 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 15 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Washington State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jalen Thompson's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Thompson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 10 | 24 | 4.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 10 | 24 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 11.5 | 31.4 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 11.5 | 31.4 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 30.8 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 30.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 12 · L 24-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 1 · L 12-17 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 2 · W 47-44
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 8 · W 34-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
@ California
Week 7 · L 3-37 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Washington State
11.5 primary output · 31.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Washington State
62.4
11.5 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Washington State
58.5
11 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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