Jalen Hurts
Jalen Hurts was born in Houston, Texas, United States on August 7th, 1998 and is the Football Player. At the age of 25, Jalen Hurts biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners.
He played for the Alabama Crimson Tide previously.
Early years
Hurts attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. During his sons' high school years, Hurts' father, Averion, served as the football coach at Channelview High School. He went for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. Hurts was a second-team all-district pick as a sophomore and was named the District 21-6A Overall MVP as a junior during his high school playing years. Trayveon Williams, a standout running back for Texas A&M, played against him throughout his high school career. Hurts was ranked as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Class of 2016. Despite the fact that Texas A&M made a good attempt to recruit Hurts, the team fell short of its plans after Hurts pledged to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015. Bo Davis, Alabama's defensive line coach, and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin recruited him.
Hurts also did powerlifting, rather than football. Hurts was squatting 500 pounds of weight as a sophomore in high school and would eventually become a regional champion in the 198-pound weight class.
Personal life
Pamela and Averion Hurts are Hurts' parents. Hurts has two children, Kynnedy, and Averion, a younger brother named after their father. Averion, Jalen's brother, was the starting quarterback for Texas Southern University and now works at University of Alabama. One of Hurts' freshman years attended his football game every week, while the other attended Averion's game.
Hurts is a Christian. "I keep God at the center of everything," he has said. I give Him all the praise because I lean on Him all the time. I know that everything happens the way it should, and that it should.
College career
In 2016, Hurts played for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team as the starting quarterback for the first time. Blake Barnett started the first game against the Trojans, but Hurts took over the starting role by the second game, becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Alabama in 32 years (Vince Sutton in 1984). Under new head coach Nick Saban, the Hurts had a record-breaking freshman season. With nine interceptions, he threw for 2,780 yards and 23 touchdowns. His completion percentage was 62.8 percent, and he finished the season with a 139.12 rating. He rushed for a total of 954 yards and 13 touchdowns, breaking the school single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback, defeating Steadman Shealy's previous record of 791 yards. He finished the 2016 season with 36 total touchdowns, breaking Blake Sims' previous record for touchdowns in a single season for the Crimson Tide, which he tied in 2014. Hurts was Nick Saban's first quarterback to rush for more than 11 touchdowns in a single season. He was the first quarterback in Alabama to rush for 100 yards in a single game, and the first quarterback to rush for 120 yards or more in multiple games. Hurts made 75% of his passes against Auburn in the Iron Bowl game, which tied a new Iron Bowl record. Alabama earned a perfect 12–0 (8–0 SEC) record in the 2016–2017 regular season. Hurts was named one of the top ten finalists for the Manning Award, which is awarded to the country's top college quarterback on November 30, 2016. He led his team to victory over the Florida Gators on December 3, 2016, winning the SEC Offensive Player of the Year Award and Freshman All-American from several publications. On December 6, 2016, Hurts was featured on the front page of Sports Illustrated College Football Playoff magazine. Top-seeded Alabama defeated the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31 on January 9, 2017. The bowl game was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Hurts led the Tide to a 13-1-4 record in 2017, giving them a playoff spot as a #4 seed in the 2018 Sugar Bowl. In a 24–6 victory over the Tigers, Hurts was the offensive MVP of the game, with Daron Payne as the defensive MVP. At halftime of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship for true freshman Tua Tagovailoa, Hurts was suspended. Hurts won his first National Championship when the Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 26–23 in overtime. He finished the 2017 season with 2,081 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and one interceptor, along with 855 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns.
After Tagovailoa's help lead the Crimson Tide to a comeback victory in the National Championship last year, there were concerns that Hurts would remain the starting quarterback for Alabama. Tagovailoa was the starter in the season opener against Louisville. Hurts came into the game as part of a rotation. In the 51–14 victory, he had 70 passing yards. Tagovailoa was officially named as the starter for the upcoming game against Arkansas State. Hurts saw a lot of playing time in the 2018 season as a back-up plan.
He relieved an injured Tagovailoa during the 2018 SEC Championship Game and led the team to a comeback victory over Georgia. Alabama improved to 13-0 and won a spot in the Playoff.
Hurts earned his B.A. In December 2018, the two fields of communication and information sciences were in play.
Hurts revealed on social media on January 16, 2019 that he would be going to the University of Oklahoma for his final year of eligibility. He was eligible to play for the 2019 season as a graduate transfer.
Hurts set a new record in his first game as a Sooner on September 1, 2019 (previously held by Baker Mayfield when he put up 396 yards of total offense against Akron in 2015) against Houston, putting up 588 yards of total offense against Houston. In a 55–14 victory over Texas Tech, he had 415 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interceptor. Hurts was a factor in Oklahoma's 7-0 start to the season. On October 26, the team's first setback came against Kansas State. Hurts ran for 395 yards and a passing touchdown to go along with 19 carries for 96 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a 48-41 loss. Hurts led Oklahoma to a Big 12 Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. In the 2019 Peach Bowl, the Sooners' season came to an end. Hurts had a fruitful season with 3,851 passing yards, 32 passing touchdowns, and eight interceptions, along with 1,298 passing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. In Heisman Trophy voting, he came in second place behind Joe Burrow.
Professional career
In the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Hurts 53rd overall. He was originally named as the third string quarterback behind Nate Sudfeld in Week 2, mainly because he could be used for quarterbacking games or as a decoy. Carson Wentz, who had been suspended due to ineffective play against the Green Bay Packers, was released on December 6, 2020. Hurts threw his first passing touchdown to Greg Ward in Week 13 and finished the game with 109 passing yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Hurts was dubbed the starter for the New Orleans Saints' Week 14 game on December 8, 2020. Hurts led the Eagles to a 24–21 victory in his first NFL appearance. Hurts also gained 106 passing yards, totaling 273 all purpose yards. In Week 15, the Hurts defeated the Arizona Cardinals on December 20, 2020, with 338 passing yards, three touchdowns, 63 running yards, and one rushing touchdown. During Week 16 against the Dallas Cowboys, Hurts threw for 342 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions, and rushed for 69 yards, one of the 17-37 losses.
Hurts threw for 72 yards an interception and two touchdowns against the Washington Football Team in Week 17 on Sunday Night Football, before being suspended in favor of Sudfeld during the 14-20 loss. Hurts' bench was suspected of intentionally missing the game; Pederson was fired shortly after.
Hurts changed his jersey number to No. 1 before the regular season. 1, which had been made available after punter Cameron Johnston's departure. Hurts was dubbed the starter for the regular season by new head coach Nick Sirianni on August 31, 2021. Hurts led the Eagles to a 32–6 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the season opener, throwing for three touchdowns and a passer rating of 126.4. Hurts sustained an ankle injury during Week 12's loss to the New York Giants, keeping him out for the following week's match against the New York Jets. Gardner Minshew, the Eagles' backup quarterback, led the game 33–18. Hurts returned to Washington after losing bye week in a Week 15 matchup against Washington en route to a 27–17 victory. Hurts helped the Eagles win in week 20–16, along with victories from the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers later that day. Hurts was named a 2021 Pro Bowl NFC alternate on December 23, 2021. Hurts finished with 3,144 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, and nine interceptions in the 2021 season, leading to 139 passes for 784 passing yards and ten rushing touchdowns. In the 2021 season, he led all quarterbacks in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
Hurts threw for 258 yards and a touchdown in the Wild Card Round against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but lost twice and threw two interceptions in the 31-28 loss.
Hurts threw for 243 yards and rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown in the 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions' season opener. Hurts threw for 333 yards, one touchdown, and one interceptor in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings, a 108.7 rating. Hurts put on another good show against the Division rival Washington Commanders after winning by the Vikings on Monday Night. Hurts won by 238 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–8 victory, moving to 3–0 on the season. Hurts was named NFC Offensive Player of Month for September, marking the first Eagles player to win the award since 2017. In Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, he had 239 passing yards, 61 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.