Jalen Smith
WR · Junior
6'1" · 210 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #8: Mike Gerald (DB)
Background
- Hometown
- Mankato, Minn.
- High school
- Mankato West
Recruiting
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2026 season
receiving
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 13 games • made 28 catches for 419 yards and four touchdowns. Game-by-Game: Caught two passes for 76 yards against Buffalo, which included a 60-yard touchdown from Drake Lindsey • competed against Northwestern State and started at Cal • hauled in four passed for 103 yards and one touchdown against Rutgers • gained 19 yards on three receptions at Ohio State • grabbed one reception for 14 yards against Purdue • had three catches for 59 yards versus Nebraska • saw action at Iowa • made two catches for 17 yards against Michigan State • caught four passes for 39 yards at Oregon • caught two passes for 24 yards at Northwestern • had one reception for four yards against Wisconsin • caught six passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns - including the overtime gamewinner - against New Mexico.
2024tap to read
Redshirted • made his Minnesota debut against Virginia Tech. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minn. • wore No. 3 for the Scarlets and was coached by JJ Helget • helped Mankato West to an 8-2 record and a spot in the section championship • as a senior, caught 37 passes for 557 yards and nine touchdowns • top game was catching five passes for season-high 102 yards and two touchdowns against Owatonna • named Second-Team All-State by the AP • consensus three-star prospect • listed as the No. 4 recruit in Minnesota by ESPN • ranked as the No. 76 wide receiver in the nation by On3. PERSONAL: Son of Stephanie Walters and Garvin Smith • has one sister (Mia) and two brothers (Myles and Tre).
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HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
2025 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 13 games • made 28 catches for 419 yards and four touchdowns.
Game-by-Game: Caught two passes for 76 yards against Buffalo, which included a 60-yard touchdown from Drake Lindsey • competed against Northwestern State and started at Cal • hauled in four passed for 103 yards and one touchdown against Rutgers • gained 19 yards on three receptions at Ohio State • grabbed one reception for 14 yards against Purdue • had three catches for 59 yards versus Nebraska • saw action at Iowa • made two catches for 17 yards against Michigan State • caught four passes for 39 yards at Oregon • caught two passes for 24 yards at Northwestern • had one reception for four yards against Wisconsin • caught six passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns - including the overtime gamewinner - against New Mexico.
2024: Redshirted • made his Minnesota debut against Virginia Tech.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minn. • wore No. 3 for the Scarlets and was coached by JJ Helget • helped Mankato West to an 8-2 record and a spot in the section championship • as a senior, caught 37 passes for 557 yards and nine touchdowns • top game was catching five passes for season-high 102 yards and two touchdowns against Owatonna • named Second-Team All-State by the AP • consensus three-star prospect • listed as the No. 4 recruit in Minnesota by ESPN • ranked as the No. 76 wide receiver in the nation by On3.
PERSONAL: Son of Stephanie Walters and Garvin Smith • has one sister (Mia) and two brothers (Myles and Tre).