Jalen Mickens

WR · #11 · Louisiana Tech · SO · 5'9" · 187 · Willis, TX

Projected WR-H starter

476 2026 receiving yards
32 of 49 2026 catches
3 2026 TDs
9 Explosive plays
19 Career games (11 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Louisiana Tech6632-49 476 14.9 3
2025 Louisiana Tech13520-29 177 8.8 1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 79.3 95
Yards per catch 14.9 70
Catch rate 65.3% 54
Receiving TDs 3 81

Around Jalen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Blake Baker QB · 857 pass yds · 5g
RB Jaden Miller RB · 46 rush yds · 3g
WR-X Jay Wilkerson WR · 44 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z Talyn Shettron WR · 229 rec yds · 6g
TE Eli Finley TE · 334 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Louisiana Tech 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.7% 49
Red zone TD rate 76.5% 70
Line yards per carry 2.1 21
Sack rate allowed 8.1% 26

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Northwestern State Demons4 3 133 1 0
W2 @ LSU10 6 101 1 0
W3 @ BAY8 4 63 0 1
W5 ARMY9 8 45 0 0
W6 ULL13 9 92 1 3
W7 @ ULM5 2 42 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#2071 Liam Russo TE · De Smet Jesuit NIU
#2071 Carmaro Mayo CB · Parkway
#2073 Jalen Mickens WR · Willis LT
#2080 Sam Browder IOL · Christ School MEM
#2080 DeVenchi Arnold II CB · Gonzaga BGSU
WRs in the class
#268 Blake Wallace Spanish River JVST
#269 Brock Coffman Sayre School LOU
#270 Jalen Mickens Willis LT
#272 Tate Nagy Blue Valley West KU
#272 Antwon Thomas Belleville M-OH
2026 · 95th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 36th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.