Receiver, Utah State, 2022–⁠24

Jalen Royals

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Powder Springs, GA
Born
Feb 18, 2003

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Jalen Royals played receiver at Utah State (2022–⁠24). The Kansas City Chiefs took Royals in round 4, No. 133 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,080
Receiving yards, 2023 (Utah State, 6–⁠7)
Best game
211 yards
At Boise State, week 6, 2024: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2023
Drafted
No. 133
Round 4, 2025 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. New Mexico, 2024211receiving yards, career highat Boise State, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highat UConn, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Utah State711,08015.21571
2024Utah State5583415.2675
Career1261,91415.22175

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Utah State91840

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Utah State1WRSo.
2023Utah State1WRJr.
2024Utah State1WRSr.6′0″205

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
2023Utah State641.2794th (n=681)0.8081.08%
2024Utah State501.2686th (n=581)0.9262.811%

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 Utah State 7 games, 55 catches, 834 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Robert MorrisW 36–⁠14577130–
Sep 7atUSCL 0–⁠486470133
Sep 14vs.UtahL 21–⁠38444035–
Sep 21atTempleL 29–⁠4510112126–
Oct 5atBoise StateL 30–⁠629211275–
Oct 11vs.UNLVL 34–⁠5010155127–
Oct 19vs.New MexicoL 45–⁠5011188159–
2023 Utah State 13 games, 71 catches, 1,080 yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atIowaL 14–⁠24539015–
Sep 9vs.Idaho StateW 78–⁠28349122–
Sep 15atAir ForceL 21–⁠39452120–
Sep 23vs.James MadisonL 38–⁠45757025–
Sep 30atUConnW 34–⁠337185371–
Oct 7vs.Colorado StateW 44–⁠246140251–
Oct 13vs.Fresno StateL 32–⁠377125252–
Oct 21atSan José StateL 21–⁠42460120–
Nov 4atSan Diego StateW 32–⁠24887150–
Nov 11vs.NevadaW 41–⁠24327011–
Nov 18vs.Boise StateL 10–⁠457113157–
Nov 24atNew MexicoW 44–⁠41789257–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 22–⁠45357135–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′0″
Weight205 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan73¾″
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump36″W
Broad jump10′1″W
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.94 sW
20-yard shuttle4.25 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Kansas City Chiefs2240
2026 (so far)Kansas City Chiefs43171
NFL career65211

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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