Jalen Mayfield

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
OL
Height:
6-5
Weight:
319
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
Catholic Central

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches, 2019)
• Three-year letterman (2018-19-20)
• Appeared in 18 games in his career with 15 starts at right tackle

Junior (2020)
• Appeared and started in two games at right tackle to earn his third varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Lineman of the Week honors with Andrew Vastardis for his performance against Minnesota
• Started at right tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 31), at Minnesota (Oct. 24)

Sophomore (2019)
• Started all 13 games at right tackle and also contributed on special teams to earn his second varsity letter
• Started at right tackle against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31), Army (Sept. 7), Rutgers (Sept. 28), Iowa (Oct. 5), Notre Dame (Oct. 26), Michigan State (Nov. 30), Michigan State (Nov. 16), at Wisconsin (Sept. 21), at Illinois (Oct. 12), at Penn State (Oct. 19), at Maryland (Nov. 2), at Indiana (Nov. 23) and against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1), also played special teams

Freshman (2018)
• Appeared in three games at left tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut playing left tackle against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Saw snaps at left tackle against Nebraska (Sept. 22) and Maryland (Oct. 6)

Prep
• Attended Catholic Central High School (2018) coached by Todd Kostler
• Helped lead Catholic Central to back-to-back Division 4 Michigan State Championships in 2016 and 2017
• Played both offensive and defensive line at Catholic Central

Statistics
• Anchored an offensive line that paved the way for a running game that gained over gained over 3,500 yards and 50 rushing touchdowns as a senior
• Set a school career record with 57 career tackles for loss
• Recorded 96 tackles, including a school record 31 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior
• Averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game as a junior on the basketball team

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports four-star prospect and ranked as the No. 87 prospect nationally
• Nation's No. 9 offensive tackle and the No. 1 overall player in Michigan according to 247Sports
• Rivals three-star recruit, ranked as the No. 8 player in Michigan and the No. 31 offensive tackle prospect in the country
• ESPN three-star recruit, rated as the No. 72 tackle prospect nationally and listed as the No. 16 player in Michigan
• Selected to participate in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
• 2017 Grand Rapids Press Defensive Player of the Year as a senior

Personal
• Jalen Mayfield was born May 23, 2000
• Father, Brian, played left tackle at Ferris State (1989-93)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, working towards a degree in American Culture