Is Jalen Thompson starting?
Jalen Thompson is listed No. 3 at SS on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart. Caleb Downs is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Injured Reserve.
Dallas Cowboys depth chart · SS No. 3 ›Jalen Thompson this week
The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Jalen Thompson is listed No. 3 at SS going into that game.
At SS for the Dallas Cowboys, Caleb Downs and Markquese Bell sit ahead of him.
Jalen Thompson's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20); L 20-28 at NYG (Sep 13).
Jalen Thompson wears No. 34, is 28 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 190 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington State.
Is Jalen Thompson playing this week?
Availability not confirmed. Check back closer to game day (updated date unavailable, ESPN).
DAL SS Depth
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBDeMarvion Overshown
Questionable (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLB
- LCBJoey Porter Jr.
Questionable (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARI | 15 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | ARI | 15 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | ARI | 15 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | ARI | 17 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | ARI | 17 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | ARI | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | ARI | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 99 | 358 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 37 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#10 of 33 at DB in Interceptions (2026)
Jalen Thompson is rated 70 (Average): production and role rank 149th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 43% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Sep 27BALTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Sep 20Wvs WSHTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 37-20
Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 20-28
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs WSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ NYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jalen Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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