Alabama concluded its 2016–2017 regular season with a perfect 12–0 (8–0 SEC) record. In the Iron Bowl game against Auburn, Hurts completed 75% of his passes, which set a new Iron Bowl record. He was the first player in Alabama history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game and the first quarterback to rush for 120 yards or more in multiple games. Hurts became the first quarterback coached by Nick Saban to rush for more than 11 touchdowns in a single season. He finished the 2016 season with 36 overall touchdowns breaking the previous record for touchdowns in a single season for the Crimson Tide (35) set by Blake Sims in 2014. He rushed for a total of 954 yards and 13 touchdowns, breaking the school single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback, surpassing Steadman Shealy's previous record of 791 yards. His completion percentage was at 62.8 percent, and he finished the season with a quarterback rating of 139.12. He threw for 2,780 yards and 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions. Hurts produced a historic freshman season under head coach Nick Saban. Blake Barnett started the first game against the USC Trojans, but by the second game, Hurts had taken over the starting role, becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Alabama in 32 years (Vince Sutton in 1984 was the last). See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football teamĪs a true freshman for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team in 2016, Hurts competed to open the season as the starting quarterback. As a sophomore in high school, Hurts was squatting 500 pounds of weight and would eventually become regional finalist in the 198-pound weight class. In addition to football, Hurts participated in powerlifting. He was recruited by Alabama's defensive line coach Bo Davis and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin. Although Texas A&M made a strong push to recruit Hurts, Hurts committed to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015. Throughout his high school career Hurts was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Class of 2016. Hurts was a second-team all-district selection as a sophomore and was named the District 21-6A Overall MVP as a junior during his high school playing years. As a senior, he passed for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hurts's father, Averion, was the football coach at Channelview High School throughout his son's high school career. Hurts attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. He had a breakout season in 2022 when he led the Eagles to their conference's top seed and an appearance in Super Bowl LVII, earning him Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors. ![]() Selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Hurts became their starter near the end of his rookie season. At Oklahoma, Hurts was a finalist for the 2019 Heisman Trophy, finishing second in the voting. Hurts used his final year of eligibility at the University of Oklahoma where he quarterbacked the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2019 Big 12 Conference title and an appearance in the 2019 College Football Playoff. He played his first three seasons of college football at the University of Alabama, where he made two consecutive College Football National Championship appearances and was a member of the team that won the 2018 title. Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2016)Ĭareer NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2023.Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year ( 2019).
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