Jalen Royals
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| Utah State Aggies – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Kinesiology |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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Jalen Royals is an American football wide receiver for the Utah State Aggies. He previously played for the Georgia Military Bulldogs.
Early life and high school[edit]
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.[1] Royals would decide to commit to play college football at Georgia Military College.[2]
College career[edit]
Georgia Military[edit]
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.
After the season was finished, Royals decided to transfer to Utah State.[3]
Utah State[edit]
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.[4]
During the 2023 season, he played in all 12 games and finished the season with 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per game.[5] He was ranked second on the team in receptions and the top 40 in the country in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.[6] He would also be added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List[7] as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jalen Royals' Hillgrove High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ Turner, Jason (October 18, 2023). "USU football: Royals went from under recruited project to Aggie star". The Herald Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ Preece, Brian (August 18, 2023). "Aggie Notes: Utah State Wide Receivers Face Uphill Battle In 2023". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Jalen Royals 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Jalen Royals 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ Gardner, Hayden (November 27, 2023). "King of catches Jalen Royals makes history at USU". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Utah State's Jalen Royals Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List". Mountain West Conference. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ 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.
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