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Jalston Fowler
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Fowler with the Titans in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-26) July 26, 1990 (age 34)
Mobile, Alabama
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Vigor (Prichard, Alabama)
College:Alabama
Position:Fullback
NFL draft:2015 / round: 4 / pick: 108
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Rushing attempts:10
Rushing yards:20
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:58
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jalston Demontrez Fowler Sr.[1] (born July 26, 1990) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years

Fowler was a four-star running back out of Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. In 2008, he rushed for 1,182 yards and 25 touchdowns, and also caught 27 passes for 391 yards and a score, leading his team to the 5A Alabama State Championship. For his efforts, he was an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State selection. As a senior in 2009, he was named a Birmingham News Super Senior and was named All-American at running back by SuperPrep.

Fowler also participated in track & field at Vigor, posting personal-best times of 11.86 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.18 seconds in the 200-meter dash as a senior.[2] He was also a starter on the basketball team.

Fowler was listed as the No. 2 fullback nationally by Scout.com. He was rated as the No. 9 player in the state of Alabama by SuperPrep. He was No. 10 on The Mobile Press-Register's Elite 18 and No. 97 in the publication's Super Southeast 120. Tom Lemming ranked him as the No. 20 fullback in the nation. He enrolled at Alabama in January 2010 to get a head start in spring practice.[3][4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m) 		254 lb
(115 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.86 s 1.63 s 2.75 s 4.40 s 7.56 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine, 40-yard dash from Pro Day[5][6]

Tennessee Titans

Fowler was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round with the 108th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[7] On September 27, 2015, he recorded his first career professional touchdown on a one-yard rush in the fourth quarter of a 35–33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.[8]

On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, he recorded his second career touchdown, a three-yard rush in the fourth quarter, in a 37–16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.[9] On December 9, 2017, Fowler was waived by the Titans.[10]

Seattle Seahawks

On December 12, 2017, Fowler was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 3, 2018.[12] He was waived by the Seahawks on August 12, 2018.[13]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 20, 2018, Fowler signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[14] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[15]

Tennessee Titans (second stint)

On October 29, 2018, Fowler was re-signed by the Tennessee Titans.[16] Instead of wearing his original jersey number of 45, he switched to number 40. Fowler was inactive for his first game back with the Titans in Week 9.[17] He was released on November 13, 2018 after being inactive for his first two games back.[18]

Career statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2015 TEN 16 0 7 13 1.9 3 1 5 44 8.8 19 1 0 0
2016 TEN 16 7 1 3 3.0 3 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0
2017 TEN 10 1 2 4 2.0 3T 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 42 8 10 20 2.0 3T 2 6 58 9.7 19 1 0 0

Personal life

Fowler has two sons, Jalston, Jr. and Jayce. He is married to BreShawn Fowler. They got married February 17, 2019. He graduated with a degree in human environmental science from Alabama in 2013 and received his master's degree in sport management from Alabama in 2015. His brother, Joe, was accidentally shot and killed at a friend’s house in 2007.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Jalson Fowler Pro-Football-Reference Profile". rbref.com.
  2. ^ http://al.milesplit.com/meets/51735/results/89634
  3. ^ http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20150311/NEWS/150319888
  4. ^ http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/top_news_rotator/alabama-fb-jalston-fowler-waiting-patiently-for-his-opportunity-or/article_fc6b4afb-8ed2-537c-975f-e0fe57de1525.html
  5. ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profilexnews.php?pyid=107455&draftyear=2015&genpos=FB
  6. ^ "Jalston Fowler Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Walker, Teresa M. (May 2, 2015). "Titans Select Alabama FB Jalston Fowler with Second Fourth-Round Pick". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans - September 27th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 9, 2017). "Titans Promote LB Carraway, Release FB Fowler". TitansOnline.com.
  11. ^ Boyle, John (December 12, 2017). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Archived from the original on December 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Boyle, John (January 3, 2018). "Seahawks Sign K Jason Myers & FB Jalston Fowler To Future Contracts". Seahawks.com.
  13. ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves On Day 11 Of 2018 Training Camp". Seahawks.com. August 12, 2018.
  14. ^ McFadden, Will (August 20, 2018). "Falcons waive Luke McNitt, Taj Williams; sign two, including former Titans fullback". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  16. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 29, 2018). "Titans Bring Back Fullback Jalston Fowler". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "Titans-Cowboys Inactives". TitansOnline.com. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Titans Promote RB Dalyn Dawkins, Release FB Jalston Fowler". TitansOnline.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "Jalston Fowler Titans Biography". TitansOnline.com.
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