Usage Score
6.5
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.
Efficiency
10.3
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
23242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jelani McLaughlin, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State. Jelani McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
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: 2024 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 0 primary output with 4.9 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
6.5
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. Unknown: 0. Washington State: 0. Nevada: 0. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 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 = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs First Half
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
Career Arc
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- 1
San Diego State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season 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 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Texas
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#2
Nevada
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.
#4
UNLV
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.
#5
Air Force
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
0 primary output · 4.9 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35.2
#2
2025 Postseason · San Diego State
9
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
9
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8367
Citrus Valley · Redlands, CA
- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
17
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.