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2024 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Powder Springs, Georgia
    Hometown
  • 6'0
    Height
  • 205
    Weight
  • Hillgrove HS/Georgia Military College
    High School
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Jalen Royals
#1
Jalen Royals
WR
Position
Senior
Class
Powder Springs, Georgia
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

HONORS 
Second-Team All-Mountain West (2024); Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (10/5/24); Shrine Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (10/5/24); College Football Network Third-Team All-American (2023); First-Team All-Mountain West (2023); Academic All-Mountain West (2022).

CAREER NOTES 
Played in 32 career games with 21 starts.

CAREER RECORDS
Caught 126 passes for 1,914 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career … ranks tied for third all-time in school history in touchdown catches, 12th all-time in receiving yards, 16th all-time in receptions, and tied for fifth all-time in 100-yard receiving games with eight … is the 23rd player in school history to post 100 career receptions, the 40th to have 1,000 career receiving yards and the fifth to have 20 career touchdown receptions ... had eight career 100-yard receiving games and and three career double-digit reception games.

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Is the 39th player in school history with 1,000 career receiving yards as his 1,080 career receiving yards in 2023 are the 32nd-most in school history ... had 71 receptions for 1,080 yards and a school-record 15 touchdown catches in 2023, breaking the previous record of 14 touchdown receptions set in 1990 … is 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 a single season in school history, while his 71 receptions are tied for the 10th most and his 15 total touchdowns are tied for the eighth-most.

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Had a career high 211 receiving yards on nine receptions at No. 21 Boise State (10/5/24), which is tied for the 11th most in a single game in school history.

2024 (SENIOR SEASON)
Earned second-team All-Mountain West honors as he started the first seven games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … finished the year with 55 receptions for 834 yards (15.2 ypr) and six touchdowns, to go along with nine kickoff returns for 184 yards (20.4 ypr), and one rush for three yards … posted four straight 100-yard receiving games in his final four outings of the year … had 10 receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown at Temple (9/21) … was named the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl Offensive Player of the Week as he had nine receptions for a career-best 211 yards and two touchdowns for his first career 200-yard game at No. 21 Boise State (10/5) … caught a career long 75-yard touchdown against the Broncos and finished the game with a career high 283 all-purpose yards as he added four kickoff returns for 72 yards … had 10 receptions for 155 yards and one touchdown against UNLV (10/11) … caught 11 passes for 188 yards and one touchdown against New Mexico (10/19).

2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Named a College Football Network Third-Team All-American and earned first-team All-Mountain West honors as he started all 13 games and finished the season with 71 receptions for 1,080 yards (15.2 ypr/83.1 ypg) and a school record 15 touchdowns … had seven touchdown receptions of 50 or more yards, which led the nation … is 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 a single season in school history, while his 71 receptions are tied for the 10th most and his 15 total touchdowns are tied for the eighth most … led the team in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, and was second in receptions … had four 100-yard receiving games on the season, including three-straight … his breakout game was at UConn (9/30) as he had a career high 185 receiving yards and a career high three touchdown, including a career-long 71-yarder, on a then career-high-tying seven receptions … had six receptions for 140 yards and two touchdowns, including a 52-yarder, against Colorado State (10/7) the following weekend ... had seven receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns, including a 52-yarder, against Fresno State (10/13) the next weekend ... his other 100-yard receiving game was against Boise State (11/18), as he caught seven passes for 113 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown … had seven receptions for 89 yards and two touchdowns, including a 57-yarder, against New Mexico … had a then-career high seven catches for 57 yards against James Madison (9/23) … caught a career best eight passes for 87 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown, at San Diego State (11/4) … had a 20-yard touchdown catch at San José State (10/21) and a 20-yard touchdown reception at Air Force (9/15) … had three receptions for 57 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown, against Georgia State (12/23) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … finished the season with at least one touchdown reception in nine of his last 10 games and in 10 of his last 12 overall … was second on the team with 1,080 all-purpose yards (83.1 ypg) … ranked first in the MW and second in the nation in receiving touchdowns with 15 (1.2 pg), 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).

2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in 12 games and made his first career start at Boise State (11/25) … did not record any stats during the season ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL 
Appeared in 11 games for Georgia Military College in 2021, recording seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Had 26 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns during his senior season at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia … posted two receptions for 56 yards and one touchdown during his sophomore season … was an all-state high jumper after clearing 6-4.00 to place sixth in the 7A state track & field championships … also played basketball ... placed sixth in the high jump as a senior at the state championships. 

PERSONAL 
Son of DeAndre and Tiombe Royals ... majoring in integrated studies and is on track to graduate with his bachelor's degree in the spring of 2025.

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