AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans... Returning starter at a linebacker position... Changed his jersey number to #5 to match what he wore in high school... First joined the team for 2017 spring practice... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in January 2017... Began his major college career at Arizona State.
2017: Started in 12 of the 13 games he played... Team leader with 3.0 quarterback sacks... Third on the team with 10.0 tackles for loss... Had four games of 2.0 or more tackles for loss including a season-high and team-best 3.0 tackles for loss at BYU (10/28)... 2.0 tackles for loss in the season opener vs. #19-USF (8/26), at Nevada (11/11) and in the Wyoming victory (11/25)... Fifth on the Spartans in total tackles with 70... Season-high eight tackles in home games vs. USF, Utah State (9/23) and Fresno State (10/7)... One of two Spartans to score a defensive touchdown during the season on a 22-yard fumble return in the Cal Poly (9/2) triumph.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A 2016 first-team all-state selection for Fullerton College (Coach Tim Byrnes)... Was in on 49 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks.
ARIZONA STATE: Was a member of the Sun Devils football program in 2014 and 2015... Redshirted the 2014 season... Did not see any game action in 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Ryan Olson) and track and field at Magnolia High in Anaheim, Calif... Ranked among the top high school prospects as a senior... #90-athlete in the nation by ESPN... #62-best safety prospect by 24-7 Sports... #5-best safety nationally by Scout.com... A three-time first-team All-Orange League choice... A first-team all-county and an All-C.I.F. Southern Section pick as a senior... Concluded his career playing in the 2014 BMW West Coast Bowl all-star game... A sprinter on the track and field team.
MORE ON JAMAL: A justice studies major... Interested in pursuing a career as a police investigator... "Split," "Friday After Next," and "Interstellar Kappa" are among his favorite movies... Lists Denzel Washington and Will Smith as his favorite actors... He is a native of Anaheim, Calif.