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East Tennessee State University

2022-23 Football

3 Jalen Porter

  • Pos OLB
  • Ht 6-2
  • Wt 254
  • Yr Redshirt Junior

Biography

2021 (R-Sophomore): Earned a spot on the Phil Steele Magazine Second Team All-SoCon … Competed in 12 games with 10 starts on the year … Finished the season with a career-best 37 tackles, including 23 solo tackles … Recorded a team-high 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks, the seventh-most sacks in a single season in program history … Also hauled in one interception on the campaign … Posted a career game against Delaware State (Sept. 18) with seven tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … His 4.0 sacks against the Hornets is tied for the second-most sacks in a single game in program history … Also posted 2.0 tackles for loss against The Citadel (Oct. 9) and Chattanooga (Oct. 16) … Recorded five or more tackles in three games on the year.

2020 (R-Sophomore)*: Played in all six games for ETSU, including a pair of starts on the year against Furman and Mercer … Concluded the season with 15 tackles, including 11 solo tackles … Capped off the season with 2.0 tackles for loss, both tackles for loss coming in the form of sacks … Tallied a season-high four tackles in the season finale at Mercer … Posted at least two tackles in five of the six games played.

*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (R-Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games for the Bucs, making one start on the season … First career start on Nov. 2 against The Citadel … Finished the season with 30 tackles, 17 solo, as well as 3.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one pass defended … All 3.5 tackles for loss were sacks … Tallied first career tackle in the season opener at Appalachian State, finishing the game with five tackles … Notched a career-high eight tackles in his lone start against the Bulldogs … Forced his first career fumble in ETSU’s home-opening win over Shorter, finishing the game with two tackles and one sack … Posted five or more tackles in three games, including five tackles at Samford where Porter finished with a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss/sacks.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in one game for the Bucs, making his collegiate debut against The Citadel on Oct. 13.

High School: Lettered for head coach Mark Williams at Gallatin High School …Totaled 10 touchdowns between his sophomore and junior seasons … Ripped off a 52-yard touchdown run against Hendersonville in October 2017.

Personal: Plans to major in dental hygiene.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 59

    2018-19Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 238 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 238 lbs
    59
  • 15

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 238 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 250 lbs
    15
  • 3

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    OLB
    6'2" 254 lbs
    3