Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#30
Jalen Thomeson
Junior safety on Ohio's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 193 lb · Greenwood, IN
CFB Index 67 · #123 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Ohio for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
2★
ATH recruit
No. 2660 nationally · Signed with Ohio
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio to San Diego State in 2026.
Jalen Thomeson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jalen Thomeson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20233 games
- Signed with Ohio2-star out of Center Grove
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith, and John Hauser. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
2025Ohio
2026Ohio
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
67 · #123 of 544 safeties
Two-star recruit. Now #123 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 86 | 42 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 21 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 116 | 56 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalton Johnson’s 2023 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Dalton on
Tackle volume
Interceptions
TFL rate
Differs from Dalton on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Mustapha's junior season at Wake Forest (2023).
84%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 4
Matches Malik on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Thomeson
The secondary · San Diego State
- #30Jalen Thomeson86 tackles · 2025
- #9Dalesean Staley70 tackles · 2025
- #6Eric Butler39 tackles · 2025
- #24Josiah Cox15 tackles · 2025
- #17Deshawn McCuin12 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology