Safety, Washington State (from San José State), 2024–26
Jaylen Thomas
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Los Gatos, CA
Jaylen Thomas plays safety for Washington State, after San José State (2024–25). Last time out, at Oregon State: 6 tackles. Thomas leads Washington State in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
30 tackles, 2 INT
Last game: 6 tackles at Oregon State, L 30–48
Next game: vs. Boise State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Utah State, 20252interceptions, career highat Kansas State, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 59 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Washington State | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 89 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | – | – | – | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| 2026 | Washington State | 4 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 127 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 3 | S | RS | ||
| 2025 | San José State | 3 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Washington State | 3 | S | So. | 6′0″ | 190 |
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 Washington State 7 games, 30 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Washington | L 10–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Kansas State | L 7–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Duquesne | W 48–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Arizona | L 24–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Fresno State | L 6–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Utah State | L 16–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Oregon State | L 30–48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 San José State 12 games, 59 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Central Michigan | L 14–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Texas | L 7–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Idaho | W 31–28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at Stanford | L 29–30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | vs. New Mexico | W 35–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wyoming | L 28–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atUtah State | L 25–30 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Hawai’i | W 45–38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Air Force | L 16–26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Nevada | L 10–55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at San Diego State | L 3–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Fresno State | L 14–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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