Jalin Conyers

Last updated
Jalin Conyers
Texas Tech Red RaidersNo. 12
Position Tight end
Class Redshirt.svg Senior
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-25) July 25, 2001 (age 23) [1]
Gruver, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career history
College
High school Gruver (Gruver, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Jalin Conyers (born July 25, 2001) [1] is an American football tight end for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils and for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Early life and high school

Conyers attended Gruver High School located in Gruver, Texas. Coming out of high school, Conyers was rated as a four-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. [2] [3]

College career

Oklahoma

In Conyers's first collegiate season in 2020, he did not appear in any games for the Oklahoma Sooners. [4] After just one season with the Sooners, Conyers decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5] [6]

Arizona State

Conyers decided to transfer to play for the Arizona State Sun Devils. [7] [8] During Conyers three year career at Arizona State from 2021 through 2023, he appeared in 34 games primarily as a tight end, where he hauled in 74 receptions for 846 yards and six touchdowns, while also adding 92 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and 20 passing yards. [9] [10] [11] [12] However, Conyers did make two stars at quarterback for the Sun Devils, including a week eleven win over the UCLA Bruins. [13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Conyers decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [14] [15]

Texas Tech

Conyers decided to transfer to play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. [16] [17] In Conyers first game as a Red Raider in weeek one of the 2024 season, he hauled in a touchdown rcepetion as he helped Texas Tech to a win over the Abilene Christian Wildcats. [18] In week four, Conyers rushed for a three-yard touchdown, as he helped the Red Raiders to a win over his former team, the Arizona State Sun Devils. [19]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushingReceiving
GPGSRecord [a] CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2020 Oklahoma Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2021 Arizona State 111000.000.0000.0000.0066210.31
2022 Arizona State 121000.000.0000.0000.003842211.15
2023 Arizona State 1151–15683.3203.300111.322924.213036212.10
2024 Texas Tech 12211100.02020.010598.06254.212930810.65
Career 4691–16785.7405.710180.9281174.221031,15411.211
  1. Accounts for only GS as a QB

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