Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Buffalo
Jalen McNair
CB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Durham, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen McNair shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Jalen McNair built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a cornerback from Durham, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Jalen McNair's career was his defensive production: 108...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jalen McNair, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Buffalo. Jalen McNair shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 108
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Jalen McNair quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · CB
- Career Tackles
- 108
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel · 51 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · CB 27th (top 6%) · Mid-American 62nd (top 11%) · National 614th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43.8 |
Related Context
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Jalen McNair played CB for Buffalo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jalen McNair recorded 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Buffalo paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
4.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 3. St. Francis (PA): 0. Kent State: 0.5. Troy: 1.5. UConn: 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Akron: 2. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 9 by 67.5. St. Francis (PA): 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 5 by 25.8. Troy: 9 by 52.5. UConn: 7 by 49.2. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 6 by 45. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 7 · +1.1 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
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio | L 26-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Miami (OH) | L 20-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Central Michigan | L 19-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Bowling Green | W 28-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs AkronSplash game | L 16-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Massachusetts | W 28-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UConnSplash game | L 17-20 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Troy | L 17-21 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Kent State | W 31-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs St. Francis (PA) | W 45-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 10-23 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen McNair story
Jalen McNair built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a cornerback from Durham, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Jalen McNair's career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Buffalo. 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 McNair's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen McNair 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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Buffalo
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 8 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 8 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 24.9 | 4.7 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 1 · L 10-23
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 53 UConn
Week 5 · L 17-20
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Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#3
vs Lafayette
Week 1 · W 30-13
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 4 · L 17-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 117 Akron
Week 9 · L 16-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Buffalo
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
43.9
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
43.8
9 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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