Cornerback, West Georgia (from Bowling Green), 2021–25
Jalen Burton
Lettered 2021–23 at Bowling Green (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waukegan, IL
Jalen Burton played cornerback at Bowling Green (2021–24) and West Georgia (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | West Georgia | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Career | 44 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Georgia | 9 | 55 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 1 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 1 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 1 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 1 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | West Georgia | 1 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 West Georgia 6 games, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 35–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 33–12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Southern Utah | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at Austin Peay | L 30–44 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at North Alabama | W 24–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Utah Tech | W 23–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Bowling Green 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Fordham | W 41–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Bowling Green 2 games, 6 tackles
2022 Bowling Green 9 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Eastern Kentucky | L 57–59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Marshall | W 34–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Mississippi State | L 14–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Akron | W 31–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Buffalo | L 7–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Western Michigan | W 13–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Kent State | L 6–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Toledo | W 42–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Ohio | L 14–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Bowling Green 5 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs.Akron | L 20–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Northern Illinois | L 26–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atBuffalo | W 56–44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Toledo | L 17–49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Ohio | W 21–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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