Safety, San Diego State, 2023–26
Jelani McLaughlin
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- San Jacinto, CA
Jelani McLaughlin plays safety for San Diego State. Last time out, against Fresno State: 7 tackles.
2026 so far
44 tackles
Last game: 7 tackles vs. Fresno State, W 26–23
Next game: at Colorado State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Texas State, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | San Diego State | 44 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 20 | S | RS | ||
| 2024 | San Diego State | 20 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | San Diego State | 20 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | San Diego State | 20 | S | Jr. | 6′0″ | 205 |
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 San Diego State 7 games, 44 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Portland State | W 53–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at UCLA | L 10–28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. James Madison | L 13–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Toledo | L 16–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Texas State | W 31–29 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Oregon State | L 14–66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Fresno State | W 26–23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 San Diego State 5 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Stony Brook | W 42–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Washington State | L 13–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Nevada | W 44–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atFresno State | W 23–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. North Texas | L 47–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 San Diego State 6 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Hawai’i | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Washington State | L 26–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at UNLV | L 20–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Utah State | L 20–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Air Force | L 20–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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