Player Career
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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 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
San José State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#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
1
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
1
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
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#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
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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