Receiver, South Carolina State (from McNeese, Grambling), 2021–25
Jalen Johnson
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
Jalen Johnson played receiver at McNeese (2021–23), Grambling (2024) and South Carolina State (2025).
Career highs
8catches, career highat Charleston Southern, 202593receiving yards, career highvs. Wofford, 2025Team titles: MEAC champions, 2025
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | McNeese | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | McNeese | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | McNeese | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | Grambling | 9 | 145 | 16.1 | 0 | 67 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 52 | 622 | 12.0 | 2 | 37 |
| Career | 82 | 966 | 11.8 | 3 | 67 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | McNeese | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Grambling | – | – | – | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 7 | 181 | 0 | 13 | 108 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 204 | 0 | 19 | 171 | 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 | McNeese | 0 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | McNeese | 0 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | McNeese | 0 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Grambling | 0 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 0 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 175 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | McNeese (FCS) | 1 | -0.41 | – | – | -0.4 | – |
| 2022 | McNeese (FCS) | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| 2023 | McNeese (FCS) | 10 | 0.75 | – | – | 7.5 | – |
| 2024 | Grambling (FCS) | 9 | 1.33 | – | – | 11.9 | – |
| 2025 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 82 | 0.45 | 49th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 37.3 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 South Carolina State 13 games, 52 catches, 622 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Wofford | W 16–15 | 6 | 93 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at South Carolina | L 10–38 | 5 | 67 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 55–41 | 2 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at South Florida | L 14–63 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Charleston Southern | L 24–31 | 8 | 77 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Savannah State | W 49–6 | 6 | 70 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at North Carolina A&T | W 22–16 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 25 | at Norfolk State | W 51–20 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Morgan State | W 36–30 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 53 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. Howard | W 42–12 | 6 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at North Carolina Central | W 34–27 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Delaware State | W 28–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 40–38 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
2024 Grambling 6 games, 6 returns, 63 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Louisiana | L 10–40 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at East Texas A&M | W 35–28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. Alcorn State | L 15–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at Texas Southern | L 17–24 | 2 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Alabama State | W 24–23 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 14 | at Alabama A&M | L 17–22 | 1 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Prairie View A&M, so that game is not listed.
2023 McNeese 3 games, 8 catches, 62 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Tarleton State | L 34–52 | 6 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at Florida | L 7–49 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | atAlcorn State | L 3–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Northwestern State, so that game is not listed.
2022 McNeese 6 games, 12 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs.Alcorn State | L 19–30 | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at Incarnate Word | L 20–48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.East Texas A&M | L 15–40 | – | – | – | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 22 | at Nicholls | L 35–40 | 1 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. SE Louisiana | L 27–28 | 5 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 29–15 | 4 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 McNeese 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at LSU | L 7–34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 vs. West Florida; Nov 13 at Houston Christian, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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