Jelani McLaughlin
San Diego State Aztecs
73
Average

Jelani McLaughlin

San Diego State AztecsRebuilding
SSDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Jelani McLaughlin starting?

Jelani McLaughlin is the projected starter at SS for San Diego State Aztecs.

Redshirt junior · #20 · 6'0", 205 lbs

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Depth at SS · San Diego State Aztecs

  1. 12073Jelani McLaughlinStarter
  2. 22257Max Garrison
  3. 33552Tainoa Lave

San Diego State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Citrus Valley, ranked #1,803 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 10 tackles, 1 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,803 Natl2-Yr Total17 tacklesTeam Share1%
San Jacinto, CA
Jersey
#20
Class
RS JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251010
2024700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8367
National Rank
#1803
High School
Citrus Valley
Hometown
Redlands, CA

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 54th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 54% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LORSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 66-14

Oct 4WTXSTTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-29

Sep 26LTOLTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-16

Sep 20LJMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 12LUCLATKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-10

Sep 6WPRSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 53-20

Jelani McLaughlin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 0 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement8%
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