Sam Houston Bearkats · S RoomS
#5 Jalyn Stanford
Class RS JR/TRFrom Houston (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'10" · 200 lbHometown Tulsa, OK · Jenks HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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SafetyExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Jalyn Stanford holds the SS · Backup spot in Sam Houston Bearkats’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Houston→Sam Houston Bearkats
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
10
Tackles
Background & career
Jalyn Stanford is a safety from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who attended Jenks High School as a 3-star prospect ranked 88th nationally at the position. He joined Houston as a mid-year enrollee in January 2023 and redshirted that season, appearing in 4 games with 1 tackle on special teams. Stanford saw no action during the 2024 campaign with the Cougars. Transferring to Sam Houston, he has appeared in 8 games in 2025, recording 10 total defensive stops, including a season-high 7 tackles versus Jacksonville State on October 9.
Houston20232024
Sam Houston2025 — presentPrevious schoolHoustonRecruiting3-star · No. 1340 nationalOriginTulsa, OK · Jenks HS