| Utah State Aggies – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Kinesiology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2003-02-18) February 18, 2003 (age 21) |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
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Jalen Royals (born February 18, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Utah State Aggies. He previously played for the Georgia Military Bulldogs.
Early life and high school
Royals attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. As a senior, he had 26 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns. Royals committed to play college football at Georgia Military College.
College career
Georgia Military
As a freshman in 2021, Royals recorded seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games played. After the season, Royals transferred to Utah State.
Utah State
In 2022, Royals played 12 games and made his first career start against Boise State but did not record any stats during the season. In 2023, he played all 12 games and made 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per game. Royals was ranked second on the team in receptions. His 15 touchdown receptions set a new single-season school record. He was named to the Biletnikoff Award watchlist, as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference.
References
- @USUFootball (February 18, 2024). "Happy Birthday @RoyalsJalen 🎂🎉 #AggiesAllTheWay" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
- Wood, Trent (October 13, 2023). "Jalen Royals had 7 touchdowns in an 8-quarter window. Who is this guy? Where did he come from?". Deseret News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- 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. "Way Too Early NFL Draft Preview For Utah State's Jalen Royals". KSL Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- Preece, Brian (August 18, 2023). "Aggie Notes: Utah State Wide Receivers Face Uphill Battle In 2023". KSL Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- Wood, Trent (December 1, 2023). "Utah State star wide receiver Jalen Royals to return for another season". Deseret News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- "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.
- Preece, Brian. "Jalen Royals Sets Utah State Single-Season Touchdown Record". KSL Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- 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.
- "Utah State's Jalen Royals Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List". Mountain West Conference. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.