Usage / Role
59%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Michigan State
Jalen Thompson
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJalen Thompson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Jalen Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jalen Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 175th (top 17%) · Big Ten 175th (top 23%) · National 1,446th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 19 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 29 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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Jalen Thompson played DL for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jalen Thompson recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 17 primary output with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
29.1
Usage
11
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 3.5. Boston College: 0. Youngstown State: 2. USC: 2. Nebraska: 3. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 1.5. Iowa: 1. Maryland: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 3 by 47.5. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Youngstown State: 3 by 32.5. USC: 1 by 24.2. Nebraska: 5 by 50.8. Michigan: 6 by 45. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 4 by 31.7. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · -0.3 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 38-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 20-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 20-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 27-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USCSplash game | L 31-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown StateSplash game | W 41-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 23-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Thompson story
Jalen Thompson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Jalen Thompson's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9.5 | 24.9 | 5.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 12.1 | 4.1 | -4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 17 | 29.1 | 11 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · W 20-17 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 6 · L 27-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 23-6
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 25 Michigan
Week 9 · L 20-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
67.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 16 USC
Week 4 · L 31-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
60.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
17 primary output · 29.1 efficiency · 11 usage
72.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
41.8
9.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
32.2
5 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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