Jelani McLaughlin

S • 6'0" • 202 lbs • San Jacinto, CA, USA

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Jelani McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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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

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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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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8367

Citrus Valley · Redlands, CA

Committed To: San Diego State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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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%)

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.

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