Jelani McLaughlin

SAF · #20 · San Diego State · JR · 6'0" · 205 · San Jacinto, CA

Projected SS starter

34 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

33 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	San Diego State	7	7	34	0	0	0	0	0
2025	San Diego State	13	0	7	0	0	1	1	0
2024	San Diego State	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	San Diego State	1	0

Tackles per game 4.9 93

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 10.5% 54

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 24

Sack rate 7.5% 76

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1801

Jaheim Buchanon IOL · Lehigh Senior FIU

#1801 Zachary Anderson IOL · Quince Orchard MASS

#1803

Jelani McLaughlin S · Citrus Valley SDSU

#1814

Kade Pieper DL · Norfolk Catholic IOWA

#1814

Kadin Semonza QB · Mission Viejo BALL

Ss in the class

#152

Drew Surges St. Charles North ISU

#153 Karon Weary East Marion USA

#154

Jelani McLaughlin Citrus Valley SDSU

#157 Sentario Willis Hazlehurst USM

#158

Alex Moore St. Vincent Pallotti MD

2026 · 0th pctile of SAFs

Recruit · 35th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.