Jalen Apalit-Williams
Jalen Apalit-Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jalen Apalit-Williams has been at San José State through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Idaho, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 53 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 18 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 43 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 31–28
vs Idaho
9 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Idaho at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · San José State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #129
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Spann’s 2025 season.
Matches Caleb on
Differs from Caleb on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Damari Roberson's senior season at Western Michigan (2024).
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