MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama wide receiver Jalen Tolbert officially accepted an invitation to play in the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl, it was announced on Wednesday.

He becomes the eighth Jaguar in the program's 13 seasons to earn an opportunity to participate in the contest, and the first from the offensive side of the ball since Gerald Everett played in the 2017 edition of the game.

Entering the final two weeks of the regular season, Tolbert leads the Sun Belt Conference in both catches and receiving yards per outing — ranking fifth nationally in the latter statistic — with 65 receptions for 1,140 yards and six scores.  He's recorded 100 or more yards in five contests this fall, highlighted by a season-best 174 on 11 receptions in an Oct. 14 victory over Georgia Southern, while leading the team in the category in all 10 games thus far this fall.

The junior from Mobile, Ala., has either set or tied eight school records this year, including most catches in a game, receptions, receiving yards and 100-yard games in a season, and catches, yards receiving, touchdown receptions and 100-yard contests in a career.  He goes into Saturday's match-up at Tennessee having caught 161 balls for 2,806 yards and 20 scores in 45 appearances since the start of the 2018 campaign.

A first-team all-Sun Belt selection last season, Tolbert was a candidate for Maxwell and Biletnikoff Awards — presented to the outstanding player and receiver, respectively, in college football — this year.  He is currently one of two players in the country who has posted over 1,000 yards receiving in each of the last seasons.

The 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl will be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium on South's campus on Saturday, Feb. 5, with kickoff on the NFL Network slated for 1:30 p.m. (CST).

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