American football player
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.[ 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
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
^ 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 .
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