Safety, Virginia (from Buffalo), 2020–26
Jalen McNair
Lettered 2022, 2024–25 at Buffalo (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 221 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- White Plains, MD
Jalen McNair plays safety for Virginia, after Buffalo (2020–25). Last time out, against Delaware: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
2 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Delaware, W 42–3
Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Ohio, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Buffalo | 18 | S | Yr 6 | ||
| 2026 | Virginia | 18 | S | Sr. (Yr 7) | 5′8″ | 221 |
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
2026 Virginia 2 games, 2 tackles
2025 Buffalo 12 games, 50 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at Minnesota | L 10–23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Saint Francis | W 45–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Kent State | W 31–28 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Troy | L 17–21 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. UConn | L 17–20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 31–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Massachusetts | W 28–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Akron | L 16–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Bowling Green | W 28–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Central Michigan | L 19–38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 20–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Ohio | L 26–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Buffalo 13 games, 53 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Lafayette | W 30–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Missouri | L 0–38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Massachusetts | W 34–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Northern Illinois | W 23–20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atUConn | L 3–47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Toledo | W 30–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Western Michigan | L 41–48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atOhio | L 16–47 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atAkron | W 41–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Ball State | W 51–48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atEastern Michigan | W 37–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Kent State | W 43–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. Liberty | W 26–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Buffalo 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Wisconsin | L 17–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Buffalo 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 | atBall State | L 3–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Buffalo 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12 | vs.Akron | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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