Jalen Jermayne White (born June 5) is an American football running back for the Georgia Southern Eagles.
| Georgia Southern Eagles – No. 25 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Fifth Year |
| Major | Interdisciplinary Studies – Kinesiology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Daleville (Daleville, Alabama) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
High school career
editWhite 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
editAfter 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.[2][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] In the 2024 season opener against Boise State, White rushed for three touchdowns in a 45–56 defeat.[12]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | 12 | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 12 | 68 | 383 | 5.6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 11 | 162 | 914 | 5.6 | 10 | 22 | 217 | 9.9 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 11 | 160 | 889 | 5.6 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 13 | 163 | 744 | 4.6 | 13 | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 59 | 573 | 3,016 | 5.3 | 36 | 60 | 365 | 6.1 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Bean, Josh (October 23, 2019). "Small-school RB chasing big Alabama HS record". al. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnson, Jon (October 7, 2021). "Ex-Daleville star Jalen White soars at Ga. Southern". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Bean, Josh (November 9, 2019). "Alabama HS football rushing record falls". al. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Mundee, David (February 5, 2020). "Signing Day 2020 Wiregrass roundup: Daleville star running back Jalen White inks with Georgia Southern". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Duffley, John (November 13, 2019). "America's Leading Rusher Has 3,500 Yards, But Only 2 Major Offers". FanBuzz. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Dominitz, Nathan. "Rush hour: Jalen White's time as featured runner may be now with Georgia Southern facing BYU". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia Southern football running backs led by Gerald Green Jalen White". Savannah Now. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Dominitz, Nathan. "Which Georgia Southern football players could be selected for All-Sun Belt honors?". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. December 1, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Daleville native catching national spotlight". WDHN - wdhn.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Storey, Ty (October 23, 2023). "Former Warhawk White named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week". WTVY. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Roberts, Jeff (September 4, 2024). "Georgia Southern captain and running back Jalen White eager to produce more in ground game". WTOC. Retrieved September 4, 2024.