Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Ohio
Jalen Thomeson
S • 5'11" • 187 lbs • Greenwood, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jalen Thomeson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Jalen Thomeson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 22, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Jalen Thomeson's career was his defensive production: 113...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jalen Thomeson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio. Jalen Thomeson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jalen Thomeson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · S
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Ohio
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Center Grove · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Center Grove · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · S 14th (top 3%) · Mid-American 12th (top 3%) · National 108th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 8 | 20 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio | 13 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio to San Diego State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 13.4 | Jan 6, 2026 |
Jalen Thomeson played S for Ohio. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jalen Thomeson recorded 113 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Ohio paired 11 primary output with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36 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: Eastern Michigan
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Ohio
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
36
Usage
11.1
Consistency
58.9
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 1. Rutgers: 0.5. West Virginia: 0. Ohio State: 0. Gardner-Webb: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Ball State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2.5. Miami (OH): 1. Western Michigan: 1. Massachusetts: 1.5. Buffalo: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 6 by 30. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Gardner-Webb: 9 by 47.5. Bowling Green: 8 by 43.3. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Northern Illinois: 6 by 25. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 70.8. Miami (OH): 7 by 39.2. Western Michigan: 6 by 35. Massachusetts: 8 by 48.3. Buffalo: 7 by 44.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/24 | vs UNLV | W 17-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Buffalo | W 31-26 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | vs Massachusetts | W 42-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | @ Western Michigan | L 13-17 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/5 | vs Miami (OH) | W 24-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-21 | 11 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 48-21 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Ball State | L 14-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Bowling Green | W 35-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 52-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Ohio State | L 9-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs West Virginia | W 17-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | @ Rutgers | L 31-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jalen Thomeson story
Jalen Thomeson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Greenwood, IN wearing No. 22, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Jalen Thomeson's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen Thomeson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio | 1 | 11.7 | 2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio | 1 | 11.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio | 1 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 1 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio | 11 | 36 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio | 11 | 36 | 11.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 28-21 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 95 Buffalo
Week 14 · W 31-26 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 4 · W 52-35
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 13 · W 42-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 11 · W 24-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio
11 primary output · 36 efficiency · 11.1 usage
71.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio
71.8
11 primary · 36 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Ohio
12.1
1 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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