Jalen Thompson

Senior cornerback for South Alabama. 2019: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 19 tackles.

CB · South Alabama · Sr. · #1

6′0″ · 185 lb · Mobile, AL

South Alabama 2019 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback for South Alabama. 2019: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 19 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #3 overall.

How it ended

Four seasons at South Alabama, 75 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

South Alabama

2015–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2019

2 coaches

2015–2016

Joey Jones

South Alabama

2018–2019

Steve Campbell

South Alabama

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015South Alabama5-7HC: Joey Jones · Run-leaning

2016South Alabama6-7HC: Joey Jones · Balanced

2018South Alabama3-9HC: Steve Campbell · Run-heavy

2019South Alabama2-10HC: Steve Campbell · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#534 / 2688 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#1695 / 2688 · 35th pct

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

Tackles#1965 / 2688 · 26th pct

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

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Tackles for loss#2300 / 2688 · 7th pct

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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

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.6
Road5g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	South Alabama	19	13	0.0	0.0	3	1	--
2018	South Alabama	28	17	0.0	0.0	8	3	--
2016	South Alabama	28	22	2.0	0.5	6	4	--
2015	South Alabama	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		75	52	2.0	0.5	17	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 37–14

vs Jackson State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

Dominant 23-point win at home against Jackson State.

With T. Minter — 189 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · C. Johnson — 120 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 51.9 · 33 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-35@ Nebraska	2	1	—	0
Wk 2	W 37-14vs Jackson State	2	1	1	1
Wk 3	L 6-42vs Memphis	2	1	—	0
Wk 4	L 3-35@ UAB	1	1	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-30@ UL Monroe	3	3	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 6	L 17-20vs Georgia Southern	1	0	—	1
Wk 8	L 13-37@ Troy	2	2	—	0
Wk 9	L 3-30vs App State	3	1	—	1
Wk 11	L 28-30@ Texas State	2	2	—	0
Wk 12	L 27-37vs Louisiana	1	1	—	0
Total		19	13	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays