Jalen Mcnair
Hoof Prints: Started every game in 2024 and 2025... major is political science. Sixth Year (2025): Started all 12 games... had 50 tackles, two tackles for loss two interceptions and two fumble recoveries on the season... had nine tackles and two pass breakups at Minnesota (8/28)... had five tackles and a tackle for loss at Kent State (9/13)... had nine tackles and an interception against Troy (9/20)... had seven tackles, a tackle for loss and pass breakup against UConn (9/27)... had six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Akron (10/25)... had a fumble recovery at Bowling Green (11/1)... had five tackles at Central Michigan (11/12)... had two tackles and a fumble recovery against Ohio (11/28). Senior (2024): Started all 13 games… had 53 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and three pass breakups… had two tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception against Lafayette (8/29)… had six tackles at Missouri (9/7)… had eight tackles at Northern Illinois (9/21)… had a season-high 12 tackles at Ohio (10/26)… had six tackles against Ball State (11/12)… had three tackles at Eastern Michigan (11/20)... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl. Junior (2023): Started the first game of the year before suffering a season-ending injury... had three tackles at Wisconsin (9/2). Sophomore (2022): Appeared in eight games and made one start on the season... had two tackles and a fumble recovery on the year... had both tackles and the fumble recovery against Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl. Redshirt-Freshman (2021): Appeared in one game… had a tackle at Ball State (11/23). Freshman (2020): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... Appeared in four games… had a tackle against Akron (12/12). High School: Defensive back from North Carolina who played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School… named first-team All-WCAC as a senior… named second-team All-WCAC as a junior… helped lead the Falcons to a WCAC championship and a #3 ranking in the state of Maryland in 2019… Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked ninth nationally in 2019… high school teammate of fellow signee George Wolo.
- SignedUnknown · 6/23/26, 7:14 PMJalen Mcnair (S) signed with an agency
- TransferredPortal · 1/29/26, 10:47 AMJalen Mcnair (S) officially transferred from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York to University of Virginia
- EnrolledJalen Mcnair (S) enrolled in University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Virginia | 1 | 0 | 18 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 |  University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 12 | 12 | 538 | High | 5 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 27 |
| 2024 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 13 | 12 | 49 | Med. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 24 |
| 2023 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 8 | 1 | 93 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 40 | 26 | 698 | High | 8 | 11 | 3 | 111 | 57 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026