Jalen Royals

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Jalen Royals
Utah State AggiesNo. 1
Position Wide receiver
ClassSenior
Major Kinesiology
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-18) February 18, 2003 (age 21)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

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.

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Early life and high school

Royals attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. As a senior, he had 26 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns. [2] Royals committed to play college football at Georgia Military College. [3]

College career

Georgia Military

As a freshman in 2021, Royals recorded seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games played. [4] After the season, Royals transferred to Utah State. [5]

Utah State

In 2022, Royals played 12 games and made his first career start against Boise State but did not record any stats during the season. [6] In 2023, he played all 12 games and made 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per game. [7] Royals was ranked second on the team in receptions. [8] His 15 touchdown receptions set a new single-season school record. [9] He was named to the Biletnikoff Award watchlist, as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference. [10] [11]

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