University of South Alabama Athletics

Preseason Highlights: Named preseason first-team All-America by Pro Football Network, preseason fourth-team All-America by both Phil Steele Publications and Athlon Sports as well as honorable mention preseason All-America by Pro Football Focus ... A first-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection by Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele Publications, Athlon Sports and Lindy’s as well ... Also considered by Lindy’s as the No. 2 NFL talent and the most dangerous deep threat in the league.

As A Junior (2020): Voted first-team all-Sun Belt Conference and was a first-team all-league selection by Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele Publications as well ... Chosen the College Football Hall of Fame’s Kia Player of the Month in September ... A starter in each of the Jaguars’ 11 games ... Set school season records with 64 receptions and 1,085 receiving yards — making him the first 1,000-yard receiver in program history — while matching another with eight touchdown catches ... Ended the year as one of two 1,000-yard receivers in the Sun Belt and one of 11 in the nation … Ranked among the top 40 in the country in catches and receiving yards per game, standing second in the league in both categories … Was also seventh in the SBC in all-purpose yards per contest … Led the team in catches on seven occasions and in receiving yards seven times ... Finished the year with six scoring and 20 total plays of 20 or more yards, both the best on the team ... Named the Sun Belt and College Sports Madness SBC Offensive Player of the Week after setting a school game record with 252 yards and three touchdowns on a career-best 10 catches in a win at Arkansas State … Named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week, and the Athlon Sports and Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after posting six receptions for 169 yards and two scores in a season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi … Had 91 yards receiving on nine catches — both game-high totals — in a win over Texas State ... Posted five receptions for a game-best 92 yards in season finale against Troy while finishing with six catches for 99 yards in a match-up with Tulane … Led all players with seven catches at No. 15 Coastal Carolina — ending up with a team-best 78 receiving yards — and six at Georgia Southern … Shared game-high honors with five catches while pacing the Jaguars with 75 yards receiving against Georgia State, and posted five receptions for a team-best 64 yards at 25th-ranked Louisiana as well ... Finished with a team-leading 59 yards on just three receptions against UAB.

As A Sophomore (2019): Started all 12 contests ... Finished the year with 27 catches for 521 yards ... Led the team with six touchdown receptions and an average of 19.3 yards per catch ... Recorded 10 gains of 20-plus yards, the third-highest total on the squad ... Received honorable mention National Performer-of-the-Week accolades from the College Football Performance Awards and was College Sports Madness’ Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week after recording career highs with five catches for 144 yards and setting a school game record with four touchdowns to help lead the Jaguars to a Senior Day victory over Arkansas State ... Also earned coaches’s award for an explosive play following the game ... Led the Jaguars with four catches for 37 yards against Memphis, also posting four receptions for a team-best 44 yards in Sun Belt opener at ULM ... Paced South with 74 receiving yards — highlighted by a 52-yard touchdown catch in the final minute — at Georgia State and 48 yards at Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt,” finishing both outings with two catches ... Posted two receptions at No. 24 Nebraska (38 yds), at UAB (23 yds) and in contest at Texas State (21 yds) as well ... Only catch against Georgia Southern covered 60 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, the longest reception of his career ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2018): Appeared in every game ... Recorded five receptions for 60 yards ... First career catch was for a seven-yard gain at Oklahoma State the second week of the season ... Caught passes in three straight October contests, including a 14-yard reception in defeat of Alabama State and a season-long 25-yard catch against Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Also posted a reception for five yards at Louisiana.

As A Freshman (2017): Was injured in the opening scrimmage of preseason camp, forcing him to miss the season ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School Highlights: Considered a two-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... Lettered three years, starting as a senior, at McGill-Toolen High School ... Received honorable mention all-region accolades from the Mobile Press-Register/AL.com following his senior year after catching 37 passes for 696 yards and nine touchdowns ... Efforts helped the Yellow Jackets go 13-1 while advancing to the state 7A championship game ... Recorded 135 yards on 14 receptions his junior season on a team that won the state championship and finished with a 13-1 overall mark ... Also earned three letters in basketball and baseball for the Yellow Jackets ... Helped the basketball team advance to the semifinals of the state 7A tournament and the baseball team to a first-round victory in the state 7A playoffs as a senior ... Part of team that won state basketball title when he was a junior.

Personal: Full name is Jalen Curtis Tolbert ... Born Feb. 27, 1999, in Mobile, Ala. ... Favorite movie is “The Benchwarmers” ... Favorite book is “Swindle” ... Favorite team is the New York Yankees ... Favorite athletes are Julio Jones and Russell Westbrook ... Enjoys fishing in his spare time ... Also offered scholarships by Vanderbilt, Michigan State, Ball State and Massachusetts, and was recruited by Mississippi State, Memphis, Troy, Louisiana and Alabama-Birmingham too ... Earned his undergraduate degree in leisure studies in May 2021, is currently working toward a second degree in interdisciplinary studies.