Running back, Tennessee State, 2021–⁠24

Jalen Rouse

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Richmond Hill, GA

Jalen Rouse played running back at Tennessee State (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

126rushing yards, career highat Tennessee Tech, 2022

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Tennessee State133.003
2022Tennessee State1296134.8236
2023Tennessee State732753.8214
2024Tennessee State15684.5220
Career2189594.4636

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee State1215813.2134
2023Tennessee State8708.8018
2024Tennessee State6427.0014
Career2627010.4134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Tennessee State22RBYr 1
2022Tennessee State22RBYr 2
2023Tennessee State22RBYr 3
2024Tennessee State22RBSo. (Yr 4)5′11″180

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Tennessee State (FCS)1-0.12––-0.1–
2022Tennessee State (FCS)870.2477th (n=470)0.1420.918%
2023Tennessee State (FCS)800.0722nd (n=450)0.175.517%
2024Tennessee State (FCS)210.20––4.24%

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

2024 Tennessee State 8 games, 68 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠2122312011
Sep 7atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠522100710
Sep 14vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 41–⁠2841818––
Sep 21atTennessee TechL 14–⁠242101220
Oct 5atLindenwoodW 24–⁠202503––
Oct 19atHowardW 27–⁠141202––
Nov 9atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠201808114
Nov 23vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 28–⁠21110117
2023 Tennessee State 7 games, 275 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNotre DameL 3–⁠5611280917
Sep 16vs.Gardner-WebbW 27–⁠25165311419
Sep 30atUT MartinL 10–⁠209220111−2
Oct 7atKennesaw StateW 27–⁠205302111
Oct 14vs.Norfolk StateW 24–⁠171768013113
Oct 21vs.Lincoln (CA)W 54–⁠01293114230
Nov 4atCharleston SouthernL 21–⁠35380712

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, so that game is not listed.

2022 Tennessee State 11 games, 613 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠363201––
Sep 10vs.Jackson StateL 3–⁠163002133
Sep 17atMiddle TennesseeL 6–⁠49628018134
Oct 1vs.Lane CollegeL 27–⁠2825109122110
Oct 8vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠171987126112
Oct 15atTennessee TechW 30–⁠1420126036121
Oct 22vs.Eastern IllinoisW 37–⁠17133701315
Oct 29atMurray StateL 3–⁠191484022133
Nov 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 0–⁠4295101515
Nov 12vs.UT MartinL 3–⁠2085702745
Nov 19atEast Texas A&MW 22–⁠14932010––
2021 Tennessee State 1 game, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 20atMississippi StateL 10–⁠551303––

No box score in the source for Sep 5 at Grambling; Sep 18 vs. Kentucky State; Oct 30 vs. Murray State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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