Player Career

Jalen Hurts Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jalen Hurts story

Jalen Hurts built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a quarterback from Channelview, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Alabama and Oklahoma. The clearest part of Jalen Hurts' career was his passing role: 9,477 passing yards, 80 touchdown passes, 1,047 attempts, and 3,274 rushing yards across 56 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 3,274 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 56 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and Oklahoma.

The arc is straightforward: Jalen Hurts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma

    2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2016 PostseasonAlabama3,73464.829.63,734
2016 Regular SeasonAlabama3,73464.829.60
2017 PostseasonAlabama2,93670.426.4-798
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama2,93670.426.40
2018 PostseasonAlabama93271.27.9-2,004
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama93271.27.90
2019 PostseasonOklahoma5,14976.541.44,217
2019 Regular SeasonOklahoma5,14976.541.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Houston

Week 1 · W 49-31

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

508

Total Offense

97.6 takeover

508 total offense with 96.7 efficiency.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 9 · L 41-48 · Conference game

491

Total Offense

92.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

491 total offense with 80.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Mississippi State

Week 11 · W 51-3 · Conference game

447

Total Offense

87.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

447 total offense with 83.5 efficiency.

#4

@ UCLA

Week 3 · W 48-14

439

Total Offense

85.3 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

439 total offense with 93.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Colorado State

Week 3 · W 41-23

351

Total Offense

84.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

351 total offense with 91.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Oklahoma

5,149 primary output · 76.5 efficiency · 41.4 usage

88

#2

2019 Regular Season · Oklahoma

88

5,149 primary · 76.5 efficiency · 41.4 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Alabama

70.8

3,734 primary · 64.8 efficiency · 29.6 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

22

3+ TD games

47

Above avg efficiency