Syracuse · L 27-30
3 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 35 yards. This one was 19 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jalen Hale
Jalen Hale arrives at SMU with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
5★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.39
recruiting national rank
SMU fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Syracuse on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 16 yards, 2 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 188 yards. SMU has thrown to him 18 times in 229 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 16 receiving yards, 3 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 64 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 3 | 64 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 23-13
vs Virginia
4 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD
With K. Jennings — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.9 · 26 rush yds (4 car) · K. Raphael — 124 rush yds (22 car)
The plays that mattered most
329th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
189% of team targetsCatch rate
78%14 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
78% catch rate on 18 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 32.2 | 19.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 32.3 | 17.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 34.7 | 20.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 25.0 | 11.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #313 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer and Rhett Lashlee.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
