Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021South Alabama
Jalen Tolbert
WR • 6'3" • 195 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Jalen Tolbert reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Jalen Tolbert built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Mobile, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Jalen Tolbert's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 88
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Jalen Tolbert, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama. Jalen Tolbert reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,141
- Receptions
- 178
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Jalen Tolbert quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,141
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · McGill Toolen · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- McGill Toolen · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 24 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 1,474 receiving yards · WR 6th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 27 | 521 | 6 | 58.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 64 | 1,086 | 8 | 78.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 82 | 1,474 | 8 | 92.5 |
Related Context
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Jalen Tolbert played WR for South Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Tolbert recorded 3,141 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 1,474 primary output with 97.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 97.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
122.8
Efficiency
97.4
Usage
29.5
Consistency
74.3
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 168. Bowling Green: 95. Alcorn State: 54. Louisiana: 143. Texas State: 84. Georgia Southern: 174. UL Monroe: 155. Arkansas State: 94. Troy: 65. App State: 108. Tennessee: 143. Coastal Carolina: 191
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 5 by 100. Bowling Green: 7 by 90.5. Alcorn State: 2 by 100. Louisiana: 6 by 100. Texas State: 5 by 100. Georgia Southern: 11 by 100. UL Monroe: 10 by 100. Arkansas State: 8 by 78.3. Troy: 4 by 100. App State: 7 by 100. Tennessee: 7 by 100. Coastal Carolina: 10 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins117 · Games = 5 · -10 vs Losses
Losses127 · Games = 7 · +10 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Coastal Carolina100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-27 | — | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 1 | 57 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Tennessee100 receiving yards | L 14-60 | — | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ App State100 receiving yards | L 7-31 | — | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Troy | L 24-31 | — | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Arkansas StateHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 31-13 | — | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 2 | 30 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ UL Monroe100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-41 | — | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2 | 55 |
| Thu 10/14 | vs Georgia Southern100 receiving yards · High volume | W 41-14 | — | 11 | 174 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Texas State | L 31-33 | — | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 1 | 43 |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Louisiana100 receiving yards | L 18-20 | — | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 0 | 61 |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Alcorn State | W 28-21 | — | 2 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Bowling Green | W 22-19 | — | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 0 | 42 |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Southern Miss100 receiving yards | W 31-7 | — | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 33.60 | 0 | 49 |
Player Story
Jalen Tolbert story
Jalen Tolbert built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Mobile, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Jalen Tolbert's career was his receiving role: 178 catches, 3,141 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Tolbert 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
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South Alabama
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 60 | 66.7 | 5.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 521 | 82.4 | 18.8 | 461 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,086 | 88.1 | 28.7 | 565 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,474 | 97.4 | 29.5 | 388 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 13 · W 38-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
252
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
252 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 13 · L 21-27 · Conference game
191
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
191 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 41-14 · Conference game
174
Receiving Yards
97 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
174 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 31-7
168
Receiving Yards
95.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
168 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Arkansas State
Week 14 · W 34-30 · Conference game
144
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
1,474 primary output · 97.4 efficiency · 29.5 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
78.2
1,086 primary · 88.1 efficiency · 28.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
58.6
521 primary · 82.4 efficiency · 18.8 usage
Milestones
11
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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