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
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Jalen McNair shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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.
Quick Answers
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- 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%)
Jalen McNair played CB for Buffalo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jalen McNair recorded 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Buffalo.
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