Jalen Smith

WR · #8 · Minnesota · JR · 6'1" · 210 · Mankato, MN

Projected WR-X starter

419 2025 receiving yards
28 of 54 2025 catches
4 2025 TDs
5 Explosive plays
13 Career games (9 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Minnesota13928-54 419 15.0 4

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 32.2 65
Yards per catch 15.0 74
Catch rate 51.9% 26
Receiving TDs 4 76

Around Jalen

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Drake Lindsey QB · 2,382 pass yds · 13g
RB Darius Taylor RB · 670 rush yds · 10g
WR-Z Perry Thompson WR · 154 rec yds · 12g · at AUB
WR-SL Javon Tracy WR · 454 rec yds · 13g
TE Kaden Helms TE · 35 rec yds · 10g · at OKLA

The situation

Minnesota 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 7.5% 1
Red zone TD rate 65.4% 27
Line yards per carry 2.0 15
Sack rate allowed 5.7% 57

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 BUFF 9 2 76 1 4
W3 @ CAL 3
W5 RUTG 6 4 103 1 2
W6 @ OSU 3 3 19 1
W7 PUR 6 1 14
W8 NEB 4 3 59
W10 MSU 3 2 17 1
W12 @ ORE 7 4 39 2
W13 @ NW 4 2 24 1
W14 WIS 1 1 4
W18 UNM 8 6 64 2 2

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#801 Austyn Dendy ATH · Pine Bluff MIZZ
#801 Jesse Perry OT · Middle Tennessee Christian School TENN
#801 Jalen Smith WR · Mankato West MINN
#801 Jacob Simpson TE · Johnston MINN
#801 Katrevrick Banks S · Homer MISS
WRs in the class
#104 Peter Gonzalez Central Catholic PSU
#105 Kyan Berry-Johnson Bolingbrook WIS
#106 Jalen Smith Mankato West MINN
#107 Sanfrisco Magee McComb MSST
#108 Dorian Williams Princeton OSU
2025 · 65th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 73th pctile of class