Cornerback, San José State, 2020–25
Jalen Bainer
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Marcos, CA
Jalen Bainer played cornerback at San José State (2020–25).
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. New Mexico, 20252interceptions, career highvs. New Mexico, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San José State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San José State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | San José State | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | San José State | 44 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 68 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 15 | CB | RS | ||
| 2022 | San José State | 15 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | San José State | 15 | CB | So. | ||
| 2024 | San José State | 15 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | San José State | 15 | CB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 186 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 San José State 12 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Central Michigan | L 14–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Texas | L 7–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Idaho | W 31–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Stanford | L 29–30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. New Mexico | W 35–28 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wyoming | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | at Utah State | L 25–30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Hawai’i | W 45–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Air Force | L 16–26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Nevada | L 10–55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at San Diego State | L 3–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Fresno State | L 14–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 San José State 9 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Sacramento State | W 42–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 31–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Nevada | W 35–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wyoming | W 24–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atFresno State | L 10–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Oregon State | W 24–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Boise State | L 21–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Stanford | W 34–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 39–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 San José State 3 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Cal Poly | W 59–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | atNew Mexico | W 52–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at UNLV | W 37–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 San José State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Michigan | W 34–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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