Jalen Royals

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Jalen Royals
Utah State Aggies–No. 1
Position Wide receiver
ClassSenior
Major Kinesiology
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-18) February 18, 2003 (age 21) [1]
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 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

Georgia Military

During 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

During 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 @USUFootball (February 18, 2024). "Happy Birthday @RoyalsJalen 🎂🎉 #AggiesAllTheWay" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Wood, Trent (13 October 2023). "Jalen Royals had 7 touchdowns in an 8-quarter window. Who is this guy? Where did he come from?". Deseret News. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Turner, Jason (October 18, 2023). "USU football: Royals went from under recruited project to Aggie star". The Herald Journal . Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Preece, Brian. "Way Too Early NFL Draft Preview For Utah State's Jalen Royals". KSL Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Preece, Brian (August 18, 2023). "Aggie Notes: Utah State Wide Receivers Face Uphill Battle In 2023". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wood, Trent (1 December 2023). "Utah State star wide receiver Jalen Royals to return for another season". Deseret News. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jalen Royals 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Gardner, Hayden (November 27, 2023). "King of catches Jalen Royals makes history at USU". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Preece, Brian. "Jalen Royals Sets Utah State Single-Season Touchdown Record". KSL Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Utah State's Jalen Royals Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List". Mountain West Conference . October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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