Jalon Calhoun

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Jalon Calhoun
Edmonton Elks
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-16) December 16, 2000 (age 24)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Southside
(Greenville, South Carolina)
College: Duke (2019–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Stats at CFL.ca

Jalon Calhoun (born December 16, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.

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Early life and high school

Calhoun grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and attended Southside High School. In Calhoun's high school career, he played as a quarterback completing 218 of his 368 passing attempts for 2,859 yards and 25 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,094 yards and 14 touchdowns. [1] Calhoun would decide to commit to play college football at Georgia Tech but he would decommit and then would commit to Duke. [2] [3]

College career

Calhoun would make his collegiate debut in week one in the 2019 season, where he hauled in his first career pass for two yards, as Duke was crushed by Alabama 42–3. [4] In week two, Calhoun would go off having a career day, catching eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped the Blue Devils beat North Carolina A&T 45–13. [5] [6] Calhoun would have another good performance in week three bringing in six passes for 49 yards and a touchdown, as he would help Duke beat Middle Tennessee State 41–18. [7] [8] In week seven, Calhoun would have another good performance racking up four receptions for 68 yards, as he helped Duke beat Georgia Tech 41–23. [9] In the team's season finale, Calhoun would have an excellent performance, bringing in three receptions for 82 yards as he helped the Blue Devils finish their season with a win against Miami. [10] [11] Calhoun finished the 2019 season with 46 receptions for 420 yards and four touchdowns. [12]

Calhoun would start the 2020 season strong, as in week one he caught five passes for 62 yards, but Duke would fall to Notre Dame 27–13. [13] In week five, Calhoun would again have another good performance, making three catches for 38 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Blue Devils pick up their first win on the season, beating Syracuse 38–24. [14] [15] In week eight, Calhoun would continue to perform, having another good performance, racking up four receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown, as he would help Duke beat Charlotte 53–19. [16] Calhoun would finish the 2020 season with 39 receptions for 349 yards and two touchdowns. [17]

Calhoun would have a hot start to the season, as in week two, he hauled in five receptions for 98 yards, as he would help the Blue Devils pick up their first win on the season beating North Carolina A&T 45–17. [18] In week four, Calhoun would bring in a big touchdown to help Duke beat Kansas 52–33. [19] In week five, Calhoun would have a career performance, making six catches for 103 yards and a touchdown, but Duke would be crushed by North Carolina 38–7. [20] In the following game, Calhoun would have another great performance racking up five receptions for 103 yards, while also adding seven rushing yards, but once again Duke would lose, this time to Georgia Tech 31–27. [21] In week ten, Calhoun racked up three receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown, but once again Duke would be destroyed 54–29 against Pittsburgh. [22] [23] Calhoun finished the 2021 season with 56 receptions for 718 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 13 yards and a touchdown. [24]

Calhoun would start the 2022 season off to a hot start, as in week one he racked up six receptions for 90 yards, as he helped the Blue Devils win their season opener versus Temple. [25] [26] Calhoun would have another great performance in week two, racking up six receptions for 108 yards, as he would help Duke pick up another win, this time over Northwestern. [27] [28] In week four, Calhoun would continue with his stellar performances, making five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown, but the Blue Devils would lose against Kansas 35–27. [29] [30] Just a week later, Calhoun would have another great performance hauling in six receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown, as he helped Duke beat Virginia in a convincing fashion 38–17. [31] [32] In week eleven, Calhoun would have another dominating performance, bringing in five receptions for 94 yards, as he would help the Blue Devils beat Virginia Tech soundly 24–7. [33] [34] Just a week later, Calhoun would have another good performance, racking up four catches for 52 yards and a touchdown, in a 28–26 loss against Pittsburgh. [35] [36] In the team's season finale, Calhoun would have arguably the best game of his career, bringing in 11 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown, as Duke would beat Wake Forest 34–31. [37] [38] In the team's bowl game, Calhoun would have a solid performance racking up six receptions for 62 yards, as he helped the Blue Devils beat UCF 30–13 and win their bowl game. [39] [40] Calhoun finished his 2022 breakout season with 62 receptions for 873 yards and four touchdowns. [41] For his performance on the year he was named third team All-ACC. [42] [43]

Calhoun was named to the 2023 preseason first team All-ACC football team. [44] [45]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Calhoun signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024. [46] He was waived on August 27. [47]

Edmonton Elks

Calhoun signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League on December 18, 2024. [48]

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