Jalen Thomeson holds the NB · Starter spot in San Diego State Aztecs’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jalen Thomeson is a 5'11", 193-pound safety from Greenwood, Indiana who lettered four times as a varsity starter at Center Grove High School, where he won three consecutive state championships from 2020-22. Thomeson played college football at Ohio from 2023-2025 before transferring to San Diego State. In his final season with the Bobcats, he appeared in 13 games and recorded 86 total tackles with seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble recovery, and one interception. During 2024, he played in 13 games and accumulated 21 tackles, including 10 solo efforts, plus one tackle for loss. He enters the 2026 season as a senior/transfer.

Ohio2023 – 2025

San Diego State2026 — present