2018 Football Roster

34 Jalen Thompson

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (2018):
Named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention…named to Bednarik Award Watch List...started all 13 games at free safety…fourth on team with 67 tackles…recorded three tackles-for-loss, forced one fumble, recovered one and picked off two passes…second on team with eight pass breakups…recorded four tackles with one for loss against San Jose State…made six stops, forced a fumble and intercepted one pass against Eastern Washington…had six stops and shared tackle-for-loss at USC…recorded seven tackles and one pass breakup against Utah…recorded six tackles and recovered one fumble at Oregon State…made seven tackles with career high three pass breakups against Oregon…made season high eight tackles and shared a tackle-for-loss against California…recorded four tackles including one for loss at Colorado…recorded seven tackles against Washington...made five tackles and picked off one pass in Alamo Bowl win over Iowa State.

SOPHOMORE (2017): Named to All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team and to the Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team…started all 13 games…led team with 73 tackles…recorded 5.5 tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups…tied for third in Pac-12 with four interceptions…tied for conference lead with three fumble recoveries…made seven tackles and picked off a pass in season-opener against Montana State…had eight tackles including one for loss in win over Boise State…made nine stops and shared a tackle-for-loss in win over Oregon State…had two interceptions in win over Nevada…had four tackles in win over No. 5 USC…had five stops in win at Oregon…recorded five tackles including 1.5 for loss at California…made career-high 10 tackles and had a fumble recovery in shutout of Colorado…had three tackles including one for loss at Arizona…had six tackles including 1.5 for loss in win No. 18 Stanford…had five tackles, recovered two fumbles and picked off a hail mary pass to seal the win at Utah…had six tackles at No. 15 Washington…made four stops against No. 18 Michigan State in the Holiday Bowl.

FRESHMAN (2016): Enrolled in January, 2016 and participated in spring practice…named to True Freshman All-America Team by ESPN.com…named Freshman All-American honorable mention by Campus Insiders…started all 13 games at strong safety…recorded 51 tackles including three for loss and made a team-best seven pass breakups…forced one fumble and recovered another…made two tackles in collegiate debut against Eastern Washington…had three tackles at Boise State…had two pass breakups in the win over Idaho…made two tackles and interception a two-point conversion attempt in the win over Oregon…made team-high seven tackles in the win at No. 15 Stanford…recorded three stops in the win over UCLA…made four tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Oregon State…recorded six tackles, a pass breakup and first career forced fumble in the win over California…made season-high eight tackles including first career tackle-for-loss at No. 12 Colorado…made five stops and recovered a fumble in the Apple Cup…recorded seven tackles including two for loss against Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played junior and senior seasons for head coach Jack Williams at Downey High School…also played at La Serna High School his first two seasons for coach Margarito Beltran…as a SOPHOMORE for LSHS, earned All-San Gabriel Valley League honorable mention and helped LSHS to a 11-3 record and a CIF Championship…as a JUNIOR at DHS, earned All-CIF and All-League honors after recording 57 tackles and one interception…also caught 22 passes for 450 yards and four touchdowns…as a SENIOR, earned All-CIF Southern Section, All-San Gabriel Valley League and Long Beach Press-Telegram All-Area Dream Team honors after picking off five passes and averaging 20.2 yards-per-catch. …rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…ranked the No. 56 cornerback in the country and No. 88 overall prospect in California by ESPN.com…also ran track.

PERSONAL
Born in Paramount, Calif…parents, Demond and Delinda…older brothers, Jamari and Javon both played football at Cerritos College.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Safety
    6'0" 183 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2017Sophomore

    Safety
    6'0" 191 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2018Junior

    Safety
    6'0" 190 lbs
    34