Jalen Hurd
| Baylor Bears | |
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| Position | Running Back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 23, 1996 Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Beech Senior High |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jalen Tyler Hurd (born January 23, 1996) is an American football running back. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Early years
Hurd attended Beech Senior High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee. As a junior in 2012, he rushed for a Tennessee record 3,357 yards with 43 touchdowns.[1] As a senior, he played in only one game after suffering a shoulder injury.[2]
As a standout track & field athlete, Hurd competed in hurdles (41.15 seconds in the 300m hurdles) and sprints (23.34 in the 200-meter dash and 51.79 in the 400-meter dash).
Hurd was rated by the Rivals.com recruiting network as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top running backs in the Class of 2014.[3] He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[4]
In 2015, Beech Senior High School retired his #18.[5]
College career
University of Tennessee
2014 season
In 2014, Hurd appeared in all 13 games and made nine starts as a true freshman at Tennessee. He was called upon instantly as a contributor with the loss of senior running back Rajion Neal from the previous season to graduation. He finished the 2014 season with 899 rushing yards on 190 carries with five touchdowns.[6][7][8]
2015 season
In the 2015 Missouri game, Hurd ran for a career-high 151 yards, which put him over 1,000 yards on the season.[9] Hurd finished the regular season with 1,158 yards, the 12th most recorded by a Tennessee running back and the most since Arian Foster had 1,193 yards in the 2007 season.[10]
2016 season
On October 31, 2016, after a loss against South Carolina, head coach Butch Jones announced that Hurd would be transferring from the University of Tennessee, effective immediately.[11] Hurd finished his Tennessee career with 2,638 rushing yards, 20 rushing touchdowns, 67 receptions, 492 receiving yards, and 6 receiving touchdowns.[12]
Baylor University
On April 22, 2017, Hurd announced that he was transferring to Baylor.[13]
References
- ^ Climer, David (August 19, 2014). "Vols' Jalen Hurd faces big question". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Patton, Maurice (September 10, 2013). "Vols commitment Jalen Hurd has shoulder surgery". WBIR-TV. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Rivals.com
- ^ Travis, Clay (March 14, 2013). "Butch Jones Hits Grand Slam: 5 Star Jalen Hurd Commits to Vols". Foxsports.com. Fox Sports Digital Media. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Brooks, Chris (August 31, 2015). "Jalen Hurd calls jersey retirement 'awesome experience'". The Tennessean. Hendersonville, Tennessee: Gannett Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Butt, Jason (July 15, 2015). "Tennessee looking to build success behind Jalen Hurd, running game". Macon Telegraph. Hoover, Alabama: The McClatchy Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (August 8, 2015). "Bigger and better: Jalen Hurd 'locked in' for Vols". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Knoxville, Tennessee: WEHCO Media. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Dopirak, Dustin (August 8, 2015). "Jalen Hurd bulks up to deal with rigors of running back". Knoxville News Sentinel. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Fallstrom, R.B. (November 21, 2015). "Tennessee beats Missouri 19-8, spoils Pinkel home finale". Associated Press. Columbia, Missouri: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ UT-VU Postgame Notes
- ^ Low, Chris (October 31, 2016). "Jalen Hurd says he plans to transfer from Tennessee". espn.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/559716/jalen-hurd ESPN statistics
- ^ Meyer, Max. "Jalen Hurd transferring to Baylor". NFL. Retrieved April 22, 2017.