NEW YORK – Former University of South Alabama football standout Jalen Tolbert was one of 324 players Wednesday invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on March 1-6.
The annual event is an opportunity from some of the top collegiate talents to showcase their talents. The National Football League Draft is scheduled to be held April 28- 30 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
This past weekend, Tolbert became the eighth South Alabama player to compete in the Reese's Senior Bowl game, which was held at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Tolbert concluded his collegiate career by being named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year to become the first Jaguar ever to claim the award, and joining Reaves — who was voted the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 — as the only players in South's history to earn individual honors. Tolbert also earned first-team all-conference as well after pacing the Sun Belt in catches, receiving yards, receiving yards per game and receptions per game — ranking third in yards per game and sixth in receiving yards nationally — after catching 82 passes for 1,474 yards and eight touchdowns this fall.
He led the Jags in receiving yards in all 12 contests this past season, posting the most all-purpose yards by a wide receiver since the program's inception in 2009, while breaking his own school records for catches and receiving yards. The junior set a new program mark with seven 100-plus receiving yard games, which included becoming the first player in the team's history to reach the mark in three straight games after accomplishing the feat against Appalachian State, Tennessee and Coastal Carolina to close out his career.
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