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6 Jalin Buie

  • Position Running back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.

Biography

As A Sophomore (2018): Appeared in each of the Jaguars’ first two games before suffering a season-ending injury.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2017): Saw action in 10 games before suffering season-ending injury returning a kickoff in Senior Day win over Arkansas State ... Carried four times for 19 yards, all in a victory over Alabama A&M ... Ran back two kicks for 29 yards against the Red Wolves ... Credited with four tackles on special teams coverage units as well.

As A Freshman (2016): Was a redshirt his first season at the collegiate level ... Selected the offensive scout team player of the week by the Jaguar coaching staff after win over nationally-ranked San Diego State.

High School Highlights: Received three stars from all four major recruiting services ... Rivals.com ranked him 12th nationally among all-purpose athletes ... Rivals.com considered him among the top 10 running backs in Florida and top 100 in the country ... Among the top 50 running backs nationally according to ESPN.com ... Was ranked 14th in the country among all-purpose backs by 247Sports.com ... Played five years on the varsity at Trinity Christian Academy, posting totals of 3,359 yards rushing, 4,001 all-purpose yards and a total of 30 touchdowns — with 29 of those via the rush — during his career ... Recorded 723 yards and nine touchdowns on 75 carries his senior season, helping the Conquerors to a 14-0 record and their third consecutive state 3A title ... Name to the Florida Times-Union Super 24 ... Gained 179 yards with a score before junior season was cut short after tearing an ACL ... Posted 1,527 yards and 12 scores the previous fall as TCA claimed the first of three straight state championships ... Rushed for 548 yards on 69 carries, scoring four times, to help the Conquerors advance to the state playoffs his freshman year ... Carried 68 times for 382 yards and a touchdown his first season on the varsity, adding 290 yards on kick returns, as TCA earned a first-round victory in the state playoffs.

Personal: Full name is Jalin D. Buie ... Born Dec. 3, 1996, in El Paso, Texas ... Is the third of four boys ... Oldest brother, Andrew, lettered in football as a running back at West Virginia in 2011 and ’12 ... Favorite movie is “2 Fast 2 Furious” ... Favorite team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Favorite athletes are Andrew Buie and Tavon Austin ... Favorite musical artists are 21 Savage, Young Thug, Lil Yachty and Lil’ Boosie... Favorite foods are chicken and fish ... In his free time likes to play video games ... Would like to become a nurse ... Originally verbally committed to Auburn, and was also recruited by Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, UCLA, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Penn State, Arizona, South Florida and Central Florida among others ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a leisure studies minor.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2016Freshman

    Running back
    5'7" 165 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2016-17Freshman

    Running back
    5'7" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Running back
    5'8" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017-18Redshirt Freshman

    Running back
    5'8" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018Sophomore

    Running back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018-19Sophomore

    Running back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    20
  • 6

    2019Junior

    Running back
    5'8" 175 lbs
    6