Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Ohio State
Jelani Thurman
TE • 6'6" • 250 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jelani Thurman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Grambling
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jelani Thurman, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State. Jelani Thurman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 144
- Receptions
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jelani Thurman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- Grambling
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Langston Hughes · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Langston Hughes · 36 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 84 receiving yards · TE 210th (top 45%) · Big Ten 137th (top 49%) · National 1,084th (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 45.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 54.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State to North Carolina | P4 to P4 | 80.3 | Jan 11, 2026 |
Jelani Thurman played TE for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jelani Thurman recorded 144 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 84 primary output with 67.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.6 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: Grambling
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
14
Efficiency
67.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
29
Best Game by takeover score
Grambling
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Grambling: 44. Ohio: 6. Washington: 9. Minnesota: 0. Purdue: 6. Rutgers: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Grambling: 3 by 97.8. Ohio: 1 by 40. Washington: 1 by 60. Purdue: 1 by 40. Rutgers: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half19.7 · Games = 3 · +11.3 vs Second Half
Second Half8.3 · Games = 3 · -11.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Grambling
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 18 | 60 | 7.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 42 | 56.7 | 5.3 | 24 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 84 | 67.6 | 6.4 | 42 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Grambling
Week 2 · W 70-0
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 10 · W 20-13 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
73.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 11 · W 45-0 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
61.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
55.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
84 primary output · 67.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
54.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Ohio State
51.8
18 primary · 60 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
45.2
42 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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