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Marian University Ind.

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2023 Football

14 Jalen Jennings

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 155
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position WR
  • Hometown South Bend, Ind.
  • Prev School South Bend Riley HS

Biography

Career Achievements: AP Second Team NAIA All-American (2021) ... MSFA Mideast League First Team (2021, 2023) ... Career KOR Touchdown Record Holder ... Career KOR Average Record Holder ... Career Kick Return Yards Record ... Longest Play In Program History ... Single Season KOR Yards Record Holder ... Single Season KOR Touchdown Record Holder ... Single Game KOR Yards Record.

2023: The greatest kick returner in program history ended his decorated Marian career with an explosive fifth season, leading the Knights in receptions and return yardage ... Appeared in all 11 games and made four starts at receiver ... Was named to the MSFA Mideast First Team as both a receiver and return specialist ... As a receiver, led the Knights with 37 catches and recorded 660 yards receiving, tying for a team-lead with six touchdowns ... Recorded one carry for a loss of two yards ... In the return game dominated in the kick return game, taking nine returns for 389 yards and two touchdowns, scoring against Olivet Nazarene and Indiana Wesleyan ... Returned 20 punts for 127 yards and had a long of 19 yards ... Named MSFA Special Teams Player of the Week following their win over Olivet Nazarene ... Had three 100-plus yard receiving games ... Scored two touchdowns in the season opener against Judson and had 108 yards receiving on five catches ... Caught five passes for 80 yards in addition to his return touchdown against Olivet ... Had 114 yards on five catches and a touchdown against Lawrence Tech ... Recorded 100 yards on three receptions and scored a touchdown at Madonna ... Scored a touchdown at Taylor and against Siena Heights, catching Zach Bundalo's record-setting 71st career touchdown ... Recorded 81 yards against St. Xavier in the playoff loss ... Hauled in a season-high six passes for 48 yards against Indiana Wesleyan in addition to scoring a kick return touchdown ... Had a season-best punt return game against Taylor with six returns for 42 yards ... Was the second-leading scorer for Marian, recording 50 points on eight touchdowns and a two-point conversion.

2022: Appeared in 10 games as a fourth-year player while making one start at receiver ... Missed the season opener, but recovered with multiple big plays in the kick return game ... Took over as the starting punt returner against Taylor ... During the season Jennings became Marian's career record holder for kick return yards, following on his 2021 season ... Returned 12 kicks for 322 yards, 10 punts for 77 yards, and made nine receptions for 181 yards ... Scored two receiving touchdowns ... As the kick returner had best game against St. Xavier in the NAIA FCS First Round with two returns for 109 yards, with one touchdown being called back ... Returned two kicks for 68 yards at Northwestern in the NAIA Quarterfinals and also caught a 33-yard touchdown ... Had best career receiving game at Lawrence Tech, hauling in five passes for 88 yards and one score ... Made a 50-yard punt return against St. Francis for longest career punt return. 

2021: Had a record-shattering season in 2021 setting multiple records to earn AP Second Team NAIA All-American honors ... Named to the MSFA Mideast League First Team as the return specialist appearing in all 12 games as the primary kick and punt returner ... Returned 18 kickoffs for a single season record 642 yards and single season/career record three touchdowns ... Returned 15 punts for 136 yards ... Caught two passes for 75 yards and one touchdown ... Gained the fifth most all-purpose yards for Marian in 2021 ... Began the season with 128 yards on five returns against Tiffin ... Against Madonna broke an 94-game Marian streak without a kick return touchdown taking the second half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown ... Scored on another 100 yard return and 65 yard catch and run against Madonna ... Ended the Madonna game with a single game KOR yard and touchdown record, the longest play in school history, and 275 all-purpose yards ... Against Taylor returned three kickoffs for 163 yards, taking a kickoff after a safety back 85 yards for his third return touchdown of the season ... Set the career and single season KOR touchdown with his score against Taylor ... Had a season best punt return game against Indiana Wesleyan returning two punts for 44 yards ... Managed three kick and two punt returns in the postseason as teams kicked away from the speedster ... Ended the season as the second leading kick returner in program history ... Ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in kick return touchdowns and kick return average, and ranked No. 5 in the NAIA in kick return yards.

2020-21: Appeared in all six games primarily as the No. 1 kick returner on the team, posting breakout numbers ... Had 11 kick returns for 345 yards, averaging 31.4 yards per return ... Avergaed 57.5 all-purpose yards per game ... Began the season with two returns for 65 yards, one going 35 and the other going 30 yards against Trinity International on Feb. 13 ... Had a return of 47 yards against Indiana Wesleyan on March 13 and a 42 yard return against St. Francis on April 10 ... Had season-best numbers against Reinhardt on April 17 in the NAIA Playoffs, returning four kicks for 126 yards ... Had a season-long return of 51 yards against Reinhardt ... Ended the season ranked No. 2 in the NAIA in yards per kick return, and ranked No. 18 in the NAIA in kick return yards. 

2019: Added to the gameday roster ahead of the Lawrence Tech game and appeared in two games ... Had three targets in reserve duty as a wide out ... Had one punt return on the season for three yards, coming against Lawrence Tech. 

High School: 2017 Junior All-State, 2018 All-State, 2017-2018 First Team All-Conference 

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Redshirt Junior

    WR
    5'8" 155 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Redshirt Senior

    WR
    5'8" 155 lbs
    14