| No. 18 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | October 30, 2001 Sterling, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Potomac Falls (Sterling) | ||||||||
| College | Holy Cross (2020–2023) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Jalen Coker (born October 30, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders.
Coker attended Potomac Falls High School in Sterling, Virginia. During his high school football career, he had 89 receptions for 1,622 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and 169 tackles and 12 interceptions on defense.
Coker played at the College of the Holy Cross from 2020 to 2023. [1] [2] During his career, he had 163 receptions for 2,684 yards and a school record 31 touchdowns. [3] After the 2023 season he entered the 2024 NFL draft. [4]
Coker participated in the 2024 NFL Combine. [5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.57 s | 1.52 s | 2.67 s | 42.5 in (1.08 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 12 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [6] [7] | ||||||||||||
Coker signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024. [8] He was also selected by the Memphis Showboats in the fourth round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17. [9] Coker was waived on August 28, and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad. [10] [11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 24. [12] In Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys, Coker had four receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown, which was an 83-yard reception. [13] As a rookie, he appeared in 11 games, finishing with 32 receptions for 478 yards and two touchdowns. [14]
Coker was placed on injured reserve to begin the 2025 season, the result of a quad strain suffered in practice. [15] He was activated on October 18, 2025, ahead of the team's Week 7 game against the New York Jets. [16]