Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025San José State
Jaylen Thomas
DB • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Los Gatos, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Jaylen Thomas built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Los Gatos, CA wearing No. 29, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jaylen Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jaylen Thomas, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State. Jaylen Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jaylen Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Los Gatos · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Los Gatos · 13 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 96th (top 10%) · Mountain West 33rd (top 7%) · National 426th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 41.9 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Thomas played DB for San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jaylen Thomas recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San José State paired 7 primary output with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
26.3
Usage
3.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Texas: 0. Idaho: 2. Stanford: 4. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 0. Utah State: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Air Force: 0. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 0. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Idaho: 5 by 40.8. Stanford: 9 by 77.5. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 9 by 47.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 25. Air Force: 7 by 29.2. Nevada: 4 by 16.7. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force | L 16-26 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'i | W 45-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah State | L 25-30 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New Mexico | W 35-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 29-30 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs IdahoSplash game | W 31-28 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas | L 7-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central Michigan | L 14-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Thomas story
Jaylen Thomas built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Los Gatos, CA wearing No. 29, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jaylen Thomas' career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 6 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jaylen Thomas' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 50 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San José State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 26.3 | 3.9 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 5 · L 29-30
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 79 Utah State
Week 8 · L 25-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 4 · W 31-28
2
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 80 Air Force
Week 11 · L 16-26 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
22.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.8 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 68 Hawai'i
Week 10 · W 45-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
22.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
7 primary output · 26.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
41.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · San José State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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