Jalen Bainer holds the RCB · Starter spot in San José State Spartans’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jalen Bainer is a 5'10", 186-pound right cornerback for San José State wearing number 15. A redshirt senior from San Marcos, California, Bainer was a three-star recruit in the 2020 class. In 2025, he recorded 44 total tackles, including 36 solo stops, along with one sack, one tackle for loss, and five pass deflections. He also returned three interceptions during the season.

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