The team's first setback came against Kansas State on October 26. Hurts helped lead Oklahoma to a 7–0 start to the season. On September 28, in a 55–14 victory over Texas Tech, he had 415 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and one interception to go along with nine carries for 70 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. In his first game as a Sooner on September 1, 2019, Hurts shattered Oklahoma's single-game yardage record in a debut (previously held by Baker Mayfield when he put up 396 yards of total offense against Akron in 2015), putting up 508 yards of total offense against Houston. As a graduate transfer, he was eligible to play for the 2019 season. On January 16, 2019, Hurts announced via social media that he would be transferring to the University of Oklahoma for his final year of eligibility. The bowl game was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. 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. Hurts was featured on the cover page of Sports Illustrated College Football Playoff magazine on December 6, 2016. On December 3, 2016, he 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 November 30, 2016, Hurts was declared one of the ten finalists for the Manning Award, which is given to the nation's top college quarterback. Alabama concluded its 2016–2017 regular season with a perfect 12–0 (8–0 SEC) record. In the Iron Bowl game against Auburn, Hurts completed 75% of his passes, which set a new Iron Bowl record. He 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. Hurts became the first quarterback coached by Nick Saban to rush for more than 11 touchdowns in a single season. He finished the 2016 season with 36 overall touchdowns breaking the previous record for touchdowns in a single season for the Crimson Tide (35) set by Blake Sims in 2014. 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. His completion percentage was at 62.8 percent, and he finished the season with a quarterback rating of 139.12. He threw for 2,780 yards and 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions. Hurts produced a historic freshman season under head coach Nick Saban. 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). See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamĪs a true freshman for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team in 2016, Hurts competed to open the season as the starting quarterback. As a sophomore in high school, Hurts was squatting 500 pounds of weight and would eventually become regional finalist in the 198-pound weight class. In addition to football, Hurts participated in powerlifting. He was recruited by Alabama's defensive line coach Bo Davis and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin. ![]() Although Texas A&M made a strong push to recruit Hurts, Hurts committed to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015. Throughout his high school career Hurts was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Class of 2016. Hurts 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. As a senior, he passed for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hurts's father, Averion, was the football coach at Channelview High School throughout his son's high school career. Hurts attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. Hurts had a breakout season in 2022 when he led the Eagles to an appearance in Super Bowl LVII, where he set and tied multiple Super Bowl records. ![]() Selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, he became their starter near the end of his rookie season. He played his first three seasons of college football at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, and used his final year of eligibility at the University of Oklahoma. Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2016)Ĭareer NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2022. ![]() Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year ( 2019).
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