Jalen Rivers is an offensive lineman and played the 2024 season as a fifth-year redshirt junior for the Miami Hurricanes. He hails from Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Oakleaf High School. Jalen Rivers spent five years at the University of Miami, playing in 47 games with 41 starts at multiple positions on the offensive line. In 2024, he led the team with 529 yards against Florida and 538 yards against Louisville. Rivers started against some of the top programs, such as Florida State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Wake Forest, and also played in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State, in which he scored his season-high 308 rushing yards. In 2023, he began all 13 games at left tackle and assisted the offense with 5,958 total yards, of which 1,972 were rushing yards. Rivers started in 13 games during the 2022 season, playing at the left guard position before being injured for the final games of the season. He started three games in 2021 prior to suffering a leg injury. As a freshman in 2020, he appeared in seven games and earned his debut against Florida State.
Jalen Rivers had a remarkable high school career at Oakleaf High School in Orange Park, Florida. He was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals. ESPN ranked him as the No. 35 in the country, the No. 5 in the state overall player in Florida. 247Sports Composite ranked him as the No. 15 offensive tackle and the No. 23 in Florida, while Rivals listed him as the No. 19 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 212 overall on its Top 250 list. Rivers was invited to participate in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. He was also named to the all-state and all-county teams in high school. Apart from football, he also played basketball, did weightlifting, ran track & field events, and was the state champion in shot put. He was a high school teammate of Chantz Williams. Rivers was offered a scholarship from more than 20 schools, including Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Penn State, and Texas, before committing to Miami.
Jalen Rivers’ parents
Jalen Rivers is the son of Donna and Keith Rivers.
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Jalen Rivers mother
Donna is the mother of Jalen Rivers.
Jalen Rivers father
Keith Rivers is the Father of Jalen Rivers. Jalen Rivers' stepfather is James Daniels, as per an article published by the official Miami Hurricanes website.
Jalen Rivers’ parents Nationality
Jalen Rivers' parents, Donna and Keith Rivers, are both American nationals.
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