Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025San Diego State
Jelani McLaughlin
S • 6'0" • 202 lbs • San Jacinto, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jelani McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Jelani McLaughlin built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from San Jacinto, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jelani McLaughlin's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jelani McLaughlin, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · San Diego State. Jelani McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 17
Quick Answers
Jelani McLaughlin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · S
- Career Tackles
- 17
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Citrus Valley · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Citrus Valley · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · S 336th (top 60%) · Mountain West 244th (top 47%) · National 2,944th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
Related Context
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Jelani McLaughlin played S for San Diego State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jelani McLaughlin recorded 17 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
San Diego State paired 1 primary output with 10.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
10.3
Usage
4
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 1. Stony Brook: 0. Washington State: 0. Nevada: 0. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. Stony Brook: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs North Texas
Player Story
Jelani McLaughlin story
Jelani McLaughlin built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from San Jacinto, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Jelani McLaughlin's career was his defensive production: 17 tackles and 1 interception across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Jelani McLaughlin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 1 | 10.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 10.3 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 22 North Texas
Week 1 · L 47-49 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 116 Nevada
Week 7 · W 44-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
8.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Stony Brook
Week 1 · W 42-0
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Havoc Plays
8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8 takeover score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 12 · L 20-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
5.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.5 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 66 Fresno State
Week 9 · W 23-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · San Diego State
1 primary output · 10.3 efficiency · 4 usage
37.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
37.6
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
37.2
0 primary · 4.9 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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