#25

Jalen White

Former running back at Georgia Southern. 2024: 745 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 20 catches.

RB · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #25

6′1″ · 220 lb · Daleville, AL

CFB Index 50 · #131 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceGeorgia Southern 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1654 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Georgia Southern. 2024: 745 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 20 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia Southern, 3,018 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20203 games

Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Daleville

202211 games

The role got bigger.

All-Sun Beltthird

202311 games

All-Sun Beltthird

202413 games

All-Sun Belt

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1654 national

CFB

College

Georgia Southern

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

3 coaches

2020

Chad Lunsford

Georgia Southern

2021

Kevin Whitley

Georgia Southern

era →

2022–2024

Clay Helton

Georgia Southern

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy

2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy

2022Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

50Rotational starter #131 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (86th percentile). Strength: rush tds (94th percentile). Concern: yards / carry (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#64 / 442 · 86th pct

8.0%

Explosive rate#175 / 442 · 60th pct

7.4%

EPA / carry#278 / 442 · 37th pct

0.11

Success rate#291 / 442 · 34th pct

41.8%

Yards / carry#335 / 442 · 24th pct

4.5

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#18 / 335 · 94th pct

Carries#59 / 335 · 82nd pct

164

Receptions#74 / 330 · 77th pct

Rush yards#88 / 335 · 74th pct

745

Long run#150 / 335 · 55th pct

Rec yards#196 / 330 · 40th pct

Yards / carry#231 / 335 · 29th pct

4.5

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

71st → 37th percentile

Success rate

68th → 34th percentile

Explosive rate

79th → 60th percentile

Yards / carry

67th → 24th percentile

TD rate

66th → 86th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

162 carries

17%

Stuffed (≤0)

40%

Grind (1–3)

32%

Chunk (4–9)

11%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	62.2	4.1	1.5
Road7g	53.1	3.9	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	49.0	3.7	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	67.0	4.3	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #131 of 310 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #131 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Southern	164	745	4.5	14	--
2023	Georgia Southern	160	889	5.6	9	--
2022	Georgia Southern	162	915	5.6	10	--
2021	Georgia Southern	68	383	5.6	4	--
2020	Georgia Southern	20	86	4.3	0	--
Career		574	3,018	5.3	37	--

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Southern	20	69	3.5	0	--
2023	Georgia Southern	17	69	4.1	1	--
2022	Georgia Southern	22	217	9.9	1	--
2021	Georgia Southern	1	10	10.0	0	--
2020	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
Career		60	365	6.1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 28–14

vs James Madison

134 rush yds (23 car)

With J. French — 215 yds · 3 TD · 3 INT · QBR 69.0 · 8 rush yds (7 car) · A. Smith — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · James Madison · 2&22 · Q2 · EPA +4.32Jalen White run for 49 yds to the JMU 11 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · App State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +4.22Jalen White run for 35 yds for a TD (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 7 · Marshall · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA -4.08Jalen White run for no gain to the MRSH 3
Week 5 · Georgia State · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Jalen White 16 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick)
Week 8 · James Madison · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Jalen White run for 31 yds to the JMU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · South Carolina State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Jalen White run for 2 yds for a TD (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 8 · James Madison · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA -2.76Jalen White run for no gain to the JMU 31
Week 8 · James Madison · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.47JC French pass complete to Jalen White for 17 yds to the JMU 29 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.26Jalen White run for 19 yds to the GASO 44 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Jalen White run for 2 yds for a TD (Gavin Stewart KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 45-56vs Boise State	11	35	3.2	3	18	3 rushing TDs
Wk 2	W 20-17@ Nevada	7	21	3.0	0	19
Wk 3	W 42-14vs South Carolina State	13	41	3.2	2	9
Wk 4	L 13-52@ Ole Miss	7	24	3.4	0	6
Wk 5	W 38-21@ Georgia State	22	114	5.2	2	16
Wk 7	W 24-23vs Marshall	7	18	2.6	0	6
Wk 8	W 28-14vs James Madison	23	134	5.8	0	49	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 9	L 19-47@ Old Dominion	2	6	3.0	0	4
Wk 10	W 34-30@ South Alabama	18	71	3.9	1	19
Wk 12	L 20-28vs Troy	7	20	2.9	1	10
Wk 13	W 26-6@ Coastal Carolina	13	46	3.5	1	19
Wk 14	W 29-20vs App State	18	125	6.9	3	35	3 rushing TDs
Bowl	L 26-31@ Sam Houston	16	90	5.6	1	18
Total		164	745	4.0	14	49