Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Jalen McNair is a safety at Virginia who has played in 2 of Virginia's 9 games this season, most recently Sep 26.
Virginia is 4-5.
Played for four head coaches at two programs in seven seasons: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Tony Elliott. On tape: 1 tackle against Delaware, Week 4, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Gets targeted often and tackles in space.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Pete Lembo · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Virginia4-5HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 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
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 tackles in 2 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Seven seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Virginia ElliottYear 7 · 2 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalBuffalo to Virginia
- 2025 Buffalo LemboYear 6 · 12 games
- 2024 Buffalo LemboYear 5 · 13 games
- 2023 Buffalo LinguistYear 4 · 1 game
- 2022 Buffalo LinguistYear 3 · 1 game
- 2021 Buffalo LinguistYear 2 · 1 game
- 2020 Buffalo LeipoldYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Our Lady of Good CounselOlney, MD · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 2,243 in the 2020 class. Signed with Buffalo.Also from Our Lady of Good Counsel: Faheem Delane (LSU), Aaron Chiles (Florida), Dilin Jones (LSU) and 16 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Buffalo to Virginia, Jan 16, 2026.
A stat line in 31 games over seven seasons.
2020
- Signed with BuffaloThree-star, out of Our Lady of Good Counsel
2026
- Transferred to Virginiafrom Buffalo
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
4 coaches2020
Buffalo
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
2020–25Buffalo
2026Virginia