LOGAN, Utah — Utah State football seniors Wyatt Bowles and Jalen Royals have been named to the 2025 Senior Bowl Watch List.
 
In addition to being named to the Senior Bowl watch list, Royals, a 6-foot, 195-pound wide receiver from Powder Springs, Georgia, (Hillgrove HS/Georgia Military College), has also been named to watch lists for the Biletnikoff Award (nation's best wide receiver) and the Maxwell Award (nation's top college football player). Royals was also named a preseason Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American and a HERO Sports Preseason Group of Five First Team All-American, in addition to being named to the preseason Mountain West all-conference team by Phil Steele (first team), Athlon Sports (first team) and MW media. Royals was also named to the 2025 Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist alongside quarterback Spencer Petras.
 
Last season, Royals was a College Football Network (CFN) Third-Team All-American and earned first-team all-MW honors as he started all 13 games and finished the year with 71 receptions for 1,080 yards (15.2 ypr/83.1 ypg) and a school-record 15 touchdowns. In all, he had seven touchdown receptions of 50 or more yards, which led the nation. Royals is just the 13th player in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a single season and his 1,080 receiving yards are the 10th-most in school history, while his 71 receptions are tied for the 10th most and his 15 total touchdowns are tied for the eighth most in a single season. During the 2023 campaign, he led the team in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns and was second in receptions. He also led the team with four 100-yard receiving games, including three-straight.
 
Royals finished the season first in the MW and second in the nation in receiving touchdowns with 15, was third in the MW and 24th in the nation in receiving (83.1 ypg), fifth in the MW and 38th in the nation in receptions (5.5 pg), seventh in the MW and 64th in the nation in scoring (7.2 ppg), and seventh in the MW and 88th in the nation in yards per reception (15.2).
 
Bowles, a 6-5, 300-pound offensive lineman from West Point, Utah (Syracuse HS), has played in 36 games during his career, including 12 appearances in 2023 while making eight starts at left guard. This year, Bowles was named to the preseason all-MW fourth team by Phil Steele. Bowles saw 615 snaps during the 2023 season and recorded 24.0 knockdowns, helping the Aggies to an average of 184.4 rushing yards per game in 2023, ranking 30th in the nation and fourth in the Mountain West.
 
The Senior Bowl features elite draft prospects from around the country who are selected to showcase their talent and connect with coaches and decision-makers from all 32 NFL teams. This year's Senior Bowl begins with a week of practices, culminating in the Senior Bowl game on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. 
 
Fall Schedule
Utah State opens the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, as it hosts Robert Morris and begins Mountain West play at Boise State on Saturday, Oct. 5.
 
Ticket Information
Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2024 season are on sale now. Purchase your tickets today to guarantee your seat for the return of the 'Battle of the Brothers' on Saturday, September 14th. To purchase visit utahstateaggies.com or call the ticket office at 435-797-0305.
 
Parking
All Single-Game Parking sales will be cashless, starting this year. Those can be purchased in advance for $10 online, or for $15 on game days at the F lot entrances.
 
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