Jalen Royals (born February 18, 2003)[1] is an American football wide receiver for the Utah State Aggies. He previously played for the Georgia Military Bulldogs.
| Utah State Aggies – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Kinesiology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 18, 2003[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
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Early life and high school
editRoyals grew up in Powder Springs, Georgia and attended Hillgrove High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. In his high school career, Royals had 26 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns during his senior season.[2] Royals would decide to commit to play college football at Georgia Military College.[3]
College career
editGeorgia Military
editDuring Royals's true freshman season in 2021, he played in 11 games and finished the season with seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns.[4]
After the season was finished, Royals decided to transfer to Utah State.[5]
Utah State
editDuring the 2022 season, Royals played in 12 games and made his first career start against Boise State but did not record any stats during the season.[6]
During the 2023 season, he played in all 12 games and finished the season with 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per game.[7] He was ranked second on the team in receptions and the top 40 in the country in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.[8] His 15 touchdown receptions would set a new single season school record for the Aggies.[9] He would also be added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b @USUFootball (February 18, 2024). "Happy Birthday @RoyalsJalen 🎂🎉 #AggiesAllTheWay" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Wood, Trent (October 13, 2023). "Jalen Royals had 7 touchdowns in an 8-quarter window. Who is this guy? Where did he come from?". Deseret News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jason (October 18, 2023). "USU football: Royals went from under recruited project to Aggie star". The Herald Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Preece, Brian. "Way Too Early NFL Draft Preview For Utah State's Jalen Royals". KSL Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Preece, Brian (August 18, 2023). "Aggie Notes: Utah State Wide Receivers Face Uphill Battle In 2023". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Trent (December 1, 2023). "Utah State star wide receiver Jalen Royals to return for another season". Deseret News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Jalen Royals 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Hayden (November 27, 2023). "King of catches Jalen Royals makes history at USU". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Preece, Brian. "Jalen Royals Sets Utah State Single-Season Touchdown Record". KSL Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Doug (November 28, 2023). "Utah State football has nine All-Mountain West honorees, including three first team recipients". Cache Valley Dailey. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Utah State's Jalen Royals Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List". Mountain West Conference. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.