Jalen Hurts Biography

Jalen Alexander Hurts, born August 7, 1998, is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League. He led the Alabama Crimson Tide to consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017 during his college career. After three seasons at Alabama, Hurts transferred to Oklahoma and appeared in the 2019–20 College Football Playoff. Selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft, he became their starter near the end of his rookie season. Two years later, Hurts won Super Bowl LIX and was named Super Bowl MVP. Throughout high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the class of 2016. Although Texas A&M made a strong push, Hurts committed to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015.