Jalen Hale
SMU Mustangs
79
Solid

Jalen Hale

SMU MustangsSolid
WR-XOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Alabama
2nd String / Backup

Is Jalen Hale starting?

Jalen Hale is listed 2nd string at WR-X for SMU Mustangs.

Redshirt junior · #2 · 6'1", 192 lbs

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Depth at WR-X · SMU Mustangs

  1. 11091Jalen CooperStarter
  2. 2279Jalen HaleYou
  3. 31663Jakai Anderson
  4. 41363Daylon Singleton

SMU Starting Lineup

Full SMU depth chart ›

Top wide receivers in the ACC

Cooper BarkateMiami · WR-ZTre RichardsonLouisville · WR-SLDuce RobinsonFlorida State · WR-X

Up next for SMU

SMU plays Virginia Tech at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Longview, ranked #39 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit5★ · #39 Natl
Longview, TX
Jersey
#2
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
192 lbs
Transfer
Alabama

Jalen Hale is currently behind Jalen Cooper at WR-X on the SMU depth chart, a ACC team rated 79 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9841
National Rank
#39
High School
Longview
Hometown
Longview, TX

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 84th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LSYRYDS 16
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
16
AVG
5.3
TD
1

Final L 30-27

Oct 24WCALYDS 34
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
34
AVG
17.0
TD
1

Final W 59-20

Oct 17WUVAYDS 60
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
60
AVG
15.0
TD
1

Final W 23-13

Oct 3WBCYDS 7
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
7
AVG
3.5
TD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTYDS 9
CAR
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 34-24

Sep 19LLOUYDS 11
CAR
1
YDS
1
AVG
1.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
11
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final L 41-31

Sep 12WUCDYDS 51
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
51
AVG
51.0
TD
0

Final W 56-10

Sep 7WFSUYDS 70
CAR
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
70
AVG
35.0
TD
0

Final W 27-24

Jalen Hale's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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