Where Did Jalen Hurts Go To College?
Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American football of the National Football League (NFL). Jalen played his first three seasons of college football at Alabama, where he was part of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, and used his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma. Selected…
Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American football of the National Football League (NFL). Jalen played his first three seasons of college football at Alabama, where he was part of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, and used his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma. Selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Hurts became their starter near the end of his rookie season.
Where Did Jalen Hurts Go To College?
Hurts attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. Hurts’ father, Averion, was the football coach at Channelview High School throughout his son’s high school career. As a senior, he passed for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns.
As a true freshman for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team in 2016, Hurts competed to open the season as the starting quarterback. Blake Barnett started the first game against the USC Trojans, but by the second game, Hurts had taken over the starting role, becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Alabama in 32 years
