Jalen Royals
| No. 11 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 18, 2003 Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia Military (2021) Utah State (2022–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: 4th round, 133rd pick |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jalen Royals (born February 18, 2003)[1] is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Military Bulldogs and the Utah State Aggies. Royals was selected by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life and high school
[edit]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.[2] Royals committed to play college football at Georgia Military College.[3]
College career
[edit]Georgia Military
[edit]As a freshman in 2021, Royals recorded seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games played.[4] After the season, Royals transferred to Utah State.[5]
Utah State
[edit]In 2022, Royals played 12 games and made his first career start against Boise State but did not record any stats during the season.[6] In 2023, he played all 12 games and made 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per catch.[7] Royals was ranked second on the team in receptions.[8] His 15 touchdown receptions set a new single-season school record.[9] He was named to the Biletnikoff Award watchlist, as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference.[10][11] During the 2024 season, Royals caught 55 passes for 834 yards and 6 touchdowns.[12]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.42 s | 1.49 s | 2.56 s | 4.25 s | 6.94 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Royals was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 133rd pick in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ @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.
- ^ "Jalen Royals College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "Jalen Royals Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Jalen Royals College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs draft Utah State wide receiver". The Salt Lake City Tribune. April 26, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.