Virginia Cavaliers · S RoomS
#18 Jalen McNair
Class GR/TRFrom Buffalo (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'8" · 221 lbHometown White Plains, MD · Our Lady of Good Counsel
Depth-chart placement
Current role
FS2Placement
BackupRoom
SafetyExperience
GRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Jalen McNair holds the FS · Backup spot in Virginia Cavaliers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Buffalo→Virginia Cavaliers
Background & career
Jalen McNair is a graduate member of the Virginia roster. He is from White Plains, MD and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel. He joined the program as a transfer from Buffalo. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2020 class.
Buffalo2020 – 2025
Virginia2026 — presentPrevious schoolBuffaloRecruiting3-star · No. 2243 nationalOriginWhite Plains, MD · Our Lady of Good Counsel