Jalen Hurts Biography

Jalen Hurts (Jalen Alexander Hurts) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide. On January 9, 2019, he announced he was transferring from Alabama. His destination is still to be determined.

Jalen Hurts Age | How Old Is Jalen Hurts?

He was born on 7 August 1998 in Channelview, Texas, United States. He is 24 years old as of 2022.

Jalen Hurts Height | How Tall Is Jalen Hurts?

He stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) weighing 218 lb (99 kg).

Jalen Hurts Stats Family | Jalen Hurts Parents

Hurts is the son of Averion Hurts and Pamela Hurts. His father, Averion, was the football coach at Channelview High School throughout Hurts’s high school careers. Before becoming the coach, Hurts Sr. coached the football team of Robert E. Lee High School in Bytown Texas.

Jalen Hurts Siblings | Jalen Hurts Brother

Hurts has two siblings, a younger sister, Kynnedy Hurts, and an older brother, Averion Jr., named after their father. His brother Averion also played football at Channelview and both were coached by their father.

He was also the starting quarterback for Texas Southern University and is now a youth football coach. In his senior year, Averion Jr. threw 1,857 yards, scored 12 touchdowns and completed 51.1. percent of his passes.

Jalen Hurts Girlfriend

Hurts is currently in a relationship with Bry Burrows (Bryonna Nicole Rivera Burrows). The two met while attending the same university the University of Alabama.

Jalen Hurts Net Worth

Hurts has an estimated net worth of about $ 1 million to $5 million.

Jalen Hurts Contract/ Salary

In 2020, Hurts signed a four year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles worth $6,025,171 including a signing bonus of $1,941,944 and $2,825,815 guaranteed and also with an average annual salary of $1,506,293.

Jalen Hurts Injury

Hurt suffered from a right shoulder injury which is hindered him from playing in the last two games of Philadelphia Eagles.

Jalen Hurts Dreads

Hurt had his lucious locks as his signature peek for a bout two years however he had to cut them because of a CFP bet.

Jalen Hurts

He attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. As a senior, Hurts passed for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was a second-team all-district selection as a sophomore and was named the District 21-6A Overall MVP as a junior during his high school playing years.

Hurts played against the Texas A&M freshman standout running back Trayveon Williams throughout his high school career. He was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Class of 2016.

Although Texas A&M made a strong push to recruit Hurts after the departure of their starting quarterback, Kyler Murray, they ultimately failed in their efforts after Hurts proceeded to commit to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015.

Hurts was recruited by Alabama’s Defensive Line Coach Bo Davis and Offensive Coordinator Lane Kiffin. He finished high school academically ranking 39th in his class.

Jalen Hurts Weight Lifting

In addition to football, he participated in Powerlifting. As a sophomore in high school, he was squatting 500 pounds of weight. Hurts would eventually become Regional Finalist in the Powerlifting 198-pound weight class.

Jalen Hurts Alabama | Alabama Quarterback Jalen Hurts

Freshman season

As a true freshman at Alabama in 2016, Hurts competed to open the season as the starting quarterback. Blake Barnett started the first game against the USC Trojans, but by the second game, Hurts had taken over the starting role, becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Alabama in 32 years (Vince Sutton in 1984 was the last).

He produced a historic freshman season under head coach Nick Saban. Hurts threw for 2,780 yards and 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions.

Hurts’ completion percentage was at 62.8 percent, and he finished the season with a quarterback rating of 139.12.

He rushed for a total of 954 yards and 13 touchdowns, breaking the school single season record for rushing yards by a quarterback, surpassing Steadman Shealy’s previous record of 791 yards.

Hurts finished the 2016 season with 36 overall touchdowns breaking Blake Sims’s previous record for touchdowns in a single season for the Crimson Tide with a total of 35 which he set in 2014.

He became the first quarterback coached by Nick Saban to rush for more than 11 touchdowns in a single season.

Hurts was the first player in Alabama history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game and the first quarterback to rush for 120 yards or more in multiple games. In the Iron Bowl game against Auburn, he completed 75% of his passes, which set a new Iron Bowl record.

Alabama concluded its 2016–2017 regular season with a perfect 12–0 (8–0 SEC) record. On November 30, 2016, Hurts was declared as one out of the ten finalists for the Manning Award which is given to the nation’s top college quarterback.

On December 3, 2016, Hurts led his team to win the 2016 SEC Championship over the Florida Gators and was subsequently named SEC Offensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, and received Freshman All-American from several publications.

On December 6, 2016, Hurts was featured on the cover page of Sports Illustrated College Football Playoff magazine. On January 9, 2017, top-seeded Alabama lost the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship against the Clemson Tigers by a score of 35–31. The bowl game was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Sophomore season

In 2017, Hurts led the Tide to a 13–1 season, giving them a playoff spot as a #4 seed, where they played Clemson in the 2018 Sugar Bowl. He was the offensive MVP in that game, with Da’Ron Payne being the defensive MVP in a 24–6 win over the Tigers.

Hurts was benched at halftime of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship for true freshman Tua Tagovailoa. He won his first National Championship as the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 26–23 in overtime.

Overall, Hurts finished the 2017 season with 2,081 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and one interception to go along with 855 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns.

Junior season

After Tagovailoa helped lead the Crimson Tide to a comeback victory in the National Championship the year before, questions arose if Hurts would remain the starting quarterback for Alabama. In the season opener against Louisville, Tagovailoa was the starter.

Hurts came into the game in a rotation, he had 70 passing yards in the 51–14 victory; Tagovailoa had 227 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

Tagovailoa was officially named the starter going into the next game against Arkansas State. In a backup role, Hurts has earned significant playing time in the 2018 season.

In the 2018 SEC Championship Game, Hurts relieved an injured Tagovailoa and led the team to a comeback victory. Alabama moved to 13-0 and secured a spot in the Playoff.

In December 2018, Hurts completed his B.A. in communication and information sciences.

Senior season

On January 16, 2019, Jalen Hurts announced via social media that he would be transferring to Oklahoma for his final year of eligibility. As a graduate transfer, Hurts is immediately eligible to play for the 2019 season.

Jalen Hurts Stats

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