Jalen White Explained

Jalen White
School:Georgia Southern Eagles
Currentnumber:25
Currentposition:Running back
Class:Senior
Major:Interdisciplinary Studies
Birth Place:Leavenworth, Kansas
Heightft:6
Heightin:0
Weight Lb:215
Highlights:
Bowlgames:
Highschool:Daleville (Daleville, Alabama)
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Espn:4610703

Jalen Jermayne White (born June 5) is an American football running back for the Georgia Southern Eagles.

High school career

White attended Daleville High School in Daleville, Alabama.[1] [2] As a senior, White rushed for 3,517 yards, setting the record for most rushing yards in a single season in Alabama high school football history, surpassing Jamarius Henderson's previous record of 3,483 yards in 2014.[3] A three-star recruit, White committed to play college football at Georgia Southern University over offers from South Alabama and Tennessee State.[4] [5]

College career

After playing sparingly as a freshman in 2020, White's playing time increased the following season. Against Arkansas State in 2021, he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns.[6] He finished the season rushing for 383 yards and four touchdowns.[7] In his first year as Georgia Southern's premier running back in 2022, White recorded 914 yards rushing and ten total touchdowns.[8] As a result, he was named to the third team All-Sun Belt.[9] Entering the 2023 season, White was named to the preseason Maxwell Award watchlist.[10] In a game against UL Monroe in 2023, he rushed for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns, while being named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.[11]

Statistics

SeasonGamesRushingReceiving
GP Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
Georgia Southern Eagles
20201220 86 4.3 0 0 0 0.0 0
20211263 383 5.64 1 10 10.00
202211 1629145.610222179.9 1
202310 159 891 5.69 16 65 4.1 1
Career 45 409 2,274 5.6 23 39 292 7.5 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bean . Josh . 2019-10-23 . Small-school RB chasing big Alabama HS record . 2023-11-23 . al . en.
  2. Web site: Johnson . Jon . 2021-10-07 . Ex-Daleville star Jalen White soars at Ga. Southern . 2023-11-23 . Dothan Eagle . en.
  3. Web site: Bean . Josh . 2019-11-09 . Alabama HS football rushing record falls . 2023-11-23 . al . en.
  4. Web site: Mundee . David . 2020-02-05 . Signing Day 2020 Wiregrass roundup: Daleville star running back Jalen White inks with Georgia Southern . 2023-11-23 . Dothan Eagle . en.
  5. Web site: Duffley . John . 2019-11-13 . America's Leading Rusher Has 3,500 Yards, But Only 2 Major Offers . 2023-11-23 . FanBuzz . en-US.
  6. Web site: Dominitz . Nathan . Rush hour: Jalen White's time as featured runner may be now with Georgia Southern facing BYU . 2023-11-23 . Savannah Morning News . en-US.
  7. Web site: Georgia Southern football running backs led by Gerald Green Jalen White . 2023-11-23 . Savannah Now.
  8. Web site: Dominitz . Nathan . Which Georgia Southern football players could be selected for All-Sun Belt honors? . 2023-11-23 . Savannah Morning News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2022-12-01 . Sun Belt Announces 2022 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams . 2023-11-23 . sunbeltsports.org . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-08-01 . Daleville native catching national spotlight . 2023-11-23 . WDHN - wdhn.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: Storey . Ty . 2023-10-23 . Former Warhawk White named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week . 2023-11-23 . WTVY . en.

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