Jalen Bainer

CB • 5'10" • 186 lbs • San Marcos, CA, USA

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Jalen Bainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for a corner

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
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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Class 2020 · Rating 0.8074

San Marcos · San Marcos, CA

Committed To: San José State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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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%)

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.

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