Jalen Smith

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

Projected WR-X starter

210 2026 receiving yards
15 of 30 2026 catches
3 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
19 Career games (13 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Minnesota6415-30 210 14.0 3
2025 Minnesota13928-54 419 15.0 4

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 35.0 64
Yards per catch 14.0 62
Catch rate 50.0% 18
Receiving TDs 3 81

Around Jalen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Drake Lindsey QB · 1,335 pass yds · 6g
RB Darius Taylor RB · 155 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z Noah Jennings WR · 360 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Javon Tracy WR · 375 rec yds · 6g
TE Pierce Walsh TE · 47 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Minnesota 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.2% 7
Red zone TD rate 65.4% 23
Line yards per carry 2.1 22
Sack rate allowed 2.3% 93

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Eastern Illinois Panthers3 3 26 0 1
W2 MSST13 5 51 0 3
W3 AKR5 2 27 1 1
W4 @ WASH4 2 17 1 1
W5 MICH1 0 0 0 0
W6 @ PUR4 3 89 1 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#784 Cooper Alexander TE · Washington High ISU
#800 Eric Mensah DL · Mountain View OSU
#801 Jalen Smith WR · Mankato West MINN
#817 Dorian Williams WR · Princeton OSU
#817 Caleb Pyfrom IOL · Omaha Central MIZZ
WRs in the class
#104 Peter Gonzalez Central Catholic PSU
#104 Kyan Berry-Johnson Bolingbrook WIS
#106 Jalen Smith Mankato West MINN
#108 Dorian Williams Princeton OSU
#109 Josh Smith Crandall TLSA
2026 · 64th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 73th pctile of class