Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025San José State
Jalen Bainer
CB • 5'10" • 186 lbs • San Marcos, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Bainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Jalen Bainer built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a cornerback from San Marcos, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jalen Bainer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jalen Bainer, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State. Jalen Bainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Jalen Bainer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · San Marcos · San José State
- High school pipeline
- San Marcos · 10 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · CB 48th (top 11%) · Mountain West 63rd (top 12%) · National 778th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 44 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 44.5 |
Related Context
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Jalen Bainer played CB for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jalen Bainer recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San José State paired 10 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 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: New Mexico
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
4.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Texas: 0. Idaho: 1. Stanford: 1. New Mexico: 4. Wyoming: 3. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Air Force: 1. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 0. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Idaho: 5 by 30.8. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico: 9 by 77.5. Wyoming: 2 by 38.3. Utah State: 6 by 25. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force | L 16-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'i | W 45-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah State | L 25-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 28-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 35-28 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Stanford | L 29-30 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Idaho | W 31-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas | L 7-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central Michigan | L 14-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Bainer story
Jalen Bainer built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a cornerback from San Marcos, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jalen Bainer's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Bainer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 4 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 23.6 | 4.9 | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 73 New Mexico
Week 6 · W 35-28 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 110 Wyoming
Week 7 · L 28-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Kennesaw State
Week 3 · W 31-10
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Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#5
vs South Florida
Week 1 · L 39-41 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
10 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage
44.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · San José State
39.8
1 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · San José State
23.8
2 primary · 8.1 efficiency · 0.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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