Jalston Fowler

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Jalston Fowler
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Fowler with the Titans in 2015
No. 45
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-26) July 26, 1990 (age 34)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Vigor (Prichard, Alabama)
College: Alabama
NFL draft: 2015  / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:10
Rushing yards:20
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:58
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Jalston Demontrez Fowler Sr. [1] (born July 26, 1990) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

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Early life

Fowler was a four-star running back out of Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. In 2008, he rushed for 1,182 yards and 25 touchdowns, and also caught 27 passes for 391 yards and a score, leading his team to the 5A Alabama State Championship. For his efforts, he was an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State selection. As a senior in 2009, he was named a Birmingham News Super Senior and was named All-American at running back by SuperPrep.

Fowler also participated in track & field at Vigor, posting personal-best times of 11.86 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.18 seconds in the 200-meter dash as a senior. [2] He was also a starter on the basketball team.

Fowler was listed as the No. 2 fullback nationally by Scout.com. He was rated as the No. 9 player in the state of Alabama by SuperPrep. He was No. 10 on The Mobile Press-Register's Elite 18 and No. 97 in the publication's Super Southeast 120. Tom Lemming ranked him as the No. 20 fullback in the nation. He enrolled at the University of Alabama in January 2010 to get a head start in spring practice. [3] [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		254 lb
(115 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		4.86 s1.63 s2.75 s4.40 s7.56 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine, 40-yard dash from Pro Day [5] [6]

Tennessee Titans (first stint)

Fowler was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round with the 108th overall pick of the 2015 NFL draft. [7] On September 27, 2015, he recorded his first career professional touchdown on a one-yard rush in the fourth quarter of a 35–33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. [8]

On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, he recorded his second career touchdown, a three-yard rush in the fourth quarter, in a 37–16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. [9] On December 9, 2017, Fowler was waived by the Titans. [10]

Seattle Seahawks

On December 12, 2017, Fowler was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 3, 2018. [12] He was waived by the Seahawks on August 12, 2018. [13]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 20, 2018, Fowler signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [14] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [15]

Tennessee Titans (second stint)

On October 29, 2018, Fowler was re-signed by the Tennessee Titans. [16] Instead of wearing his original jersey number of 45, he switched to number 40. Fowler was inactive for his first game back with the Titans in Week 9. [17] He was released on November 13, 2018, after being inactive for his first two games back. [18]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2015 TEN 1607131.9315448.819100
2016 TEN 167133.03011414.014000
2017 TEN 101242.03T1000.00000
Career 42810202.03T26589.719100

Personal life

Fowler has two sons, Jalston, Jr. and Jayce. He is married to BreShawn Fowler. They were married February 17, 2019. Fowler graduated with a degree in human environmental science from Alabama in 2013 and received his master's degree in sports management from Alabama in 2015. His brother, Joe, was accidentally shot and killed at a friend's house in 2007. [19]

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  2. ↑ "AHSAA Class 5A - Section 1 2009 - Complete Results (Raw)". AlabamaRunners. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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  4. ↑ Byington, Alex (April 30, 2015). "Alabama FB Jalston Fowler waiting patiently for his opportunity". Decatur Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jalston Fowler | Alabama, FB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout External News". Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jalston Fowler Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Walker, Teresa M. (May 2, 2015). "Titans Select Alabama FB Jalston Fowler with Second Fourth-Round Pick". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans - September 27th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 9, 2017). "Titans Promote LB Carraway, Release FB Fowler". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Boyle, John (December 12, 2017). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Archived from the original on December 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ Boyle, John (January 3, 2018). "Seahawks Sign K Jason Myers & FB Jalston Fowler To Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves On Day 11 Of 2018 Training Camp". Seahawks.com. August 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ McFadden, Will (August 20, 2018). "Falcons waive Luke McNitt, Taj Williams; sign two, including former Titans fullback". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. ↑ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
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