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Jalen Thompson
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Jalen Thompson

Sposition#34jersey28age5' 11"height190lbs8 yrsexperienceWashington Statecollege
At a glance

Jalen Thompson is a safety for the Dallas Cowboys (No. 34). In 3 games of the 2026 season: 17 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 3: 42% of defensive snaps.

Is Jalen Thompson playing this week?

Jalen Thompson is not on the current injury report. The Dallas Cowboys play next at home against the San Francisco 49ers on Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Jalen Thompson's stats this season?

In 3 games of the 2026 season, Jalen Thompson has 17 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Jalen Thompson play for?

Jalen Thompson plays safety for the Dallas Cowboys, wearing No. 34. Jalen Thompson is 28 years old, 5' 11", 190 lbs. College: Washington State. League experience: 8 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jalen Thompson 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jalen-thompson (updated 2026-11-10).

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Jalen ThompsonDallas Cowboys · #34
Depth76th of 96 safeties
2026 percentile card · vs 96 qualified safeties

How he stacks up

Snap %42Tkl/g64PD7INT28TFL24

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs safeties with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 5. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Near the minimumMethod3 games167 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 2 min agoGlossary →

167 defensive snaps is within 25% of the minimum: treat the percentiles as early.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
100%69 snapsWk 1 · NYG
100%71 snapsWk 2 · WAS
42%27 snapsWk 3 · BAL

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Cowboys · signed 2026 · 3 years, through 2028$11.0M a year
Total
$33.0M
Guaranteed
$22.0M
Share of cap at signing
3.7%
67% of the value guaranteed
80th paid51st in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Cowboys · UFA3 yrs · $33.0M · $11.0M/yrActive
  2. 2022Cardinals · Extension3 yrs · $36.0M · $12.0M/yrExpired
  3. 2019Cardinals · Drafted4 yrs · $2.9M · $716K/yrExtended

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13@ Giants logoNYGL 20-28930000
2 Sep 20vs Commanders logoWSHW 37-20530001
3 Sep 27vs Ravens logoBALL 31-34320000
Season1780001

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vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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