Oklahoma State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
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McCleskey, Jalen
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Jersey Number 1
Jalen McCleskey
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Covington, LA
- High School:
- St. Paul's
Bio
2015 Team Outstanding Offensive Newcomer
One of the fastest players on the roster whose career production to this point makes him one of the team’s most established weapons ... Ranks eighth in OSU history with 152 career receptions and ninth with 15 career touchdown catches.
2017 (Junior): Part of the Biletnikoff Award watch list for 2017 ... Finished third on the team with 50 catches and 645 receiving yards ... Was fourth on the team with five receiving touchdowns ... Finished the season with two 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 162 yards on seven catches at Pitt with three touchdowns, marking the most receiving scores for any Cowboy in a game in 2017 ... Named OSU’s offensive player of the game for his performance at Pitt ... Had 109 receiving yards in OSU’s win over Iowa State ... Had at least 48 receiving yards in seven games ... Played in all 13 games and started seven ... Had at least one catch in every game but one ... Five punt returns for 16 yards, with a long return of 13 yards ... Served as a team captain at Pitt ... Had a career-long 81-yard catch at Iowa State to mark OSU’s second-longest offensive play of the season ... 31 of his 50 catches resulted in a first down or touchdown ... Had 11 catches that gained at least 20 yards, which ranked third on the team.
2016 (Sophomore): Led the team with 73 receptions and ranked second on the squad with 812 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns ... Ranked third in the Big 12 with 73 receptions ... Played a vital role in all 13 games and started 10 times ... Made at least two catches in every game ... Made a career-best 11 catches in each game against West Virginia and Central Michigan ... One of four Cowboys to surpass 100 yards receiving in a single game in 2016, as he did so three times ... Had 129 receiving yards at Kansas, 109 yards vs. Texas and 103 yards vs. Central Michigan ... Recorded a season-long 52-yard touchdown catch against Texas ... Also had a 36-yard touchdown grab against the Longhorns for a season-best two-touchdown game ... Had 13 receptions for at least 20 yards, which ranked as the second-most on the team and the eighth-most in the Big 12 ... Had six catches of at least 30 yards ... Ranked third on the team with 885 all-purpose yards ... Threw a pass to Rennie Childs to successfully complete a two-point conversion and help seal a 43-37 win at Kansas State ... Also recorded seven punt returns for 64 yards and carried the ball three times for nine yards.
2015 (Freshman): OSU coaches honored him with the Russell Okung Award for the team’s outstanding newcomer ... One of four true freshmen to see the field for the Cowboys ... Played in every game ... Ranked fourth on the team with 29 catches ... Totaled 253 receiving yards and made three touchdown catches ... Made at least one catch in every game but one, with a season-high five catches at Texas Tech ... His highest receiving output of the year was 58 yards against UTSA ... Hauled in a season-long 56-yard catch vs. Central Arkansas ... Caught his first career touchdown reception against Kansas State and added two more against Baylor ... Handled OSU’s punt return duties with 22 returns for 111 yards, including a season-best 67-yard return for a touchdown at Texas Tech ... Named OSU’s special teams player of the game for his performance at Texas Tech.
High School: Played for coach Ken Sears at St. Paul’s … Caught 95 passes for 1,446 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior … Totaled 41 receptions for 657 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior … Listed on the academic honor roll … Received all-district honors as a junior and senior …Named St. Paul’s athlete of the year his sophomore year … Also excelled on the track and field team, earning all-district honors in the triple jump … Recruited by Air Force, South Florida, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss and Tulane, among others.
Personal: Jalen McCleskey was born Aug. 6, 1997, in New Orleans, La. … Son of J.J. and Susan McCleskey … His dad played college football at Tennessee and for the Saints and the Cardinals in the NFL … Sports media major.
One of the fastest players on the roster whose career production to this point makes him one of the team’s most established weapons ... Ranks eighth in OSU history with 152 career receptions and ninth with 15 career touchdown catches.
2017 (Junior): Part of the Biletnikoff Award watch list for 2017 ... Finished third on the team with 50 catches and 645 receiving yards ... Was fourth on the team with five receiving touchdowns ... Finished the season with two 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 162 yards on seven catches at Pitt with three touchdowns, marking the most receiving scores for any Cowboy in a game in 2017 ... Named OSU’s offensive player of the game for his performance at Pitt ... Had 109 receiving yards in OSU’s win over Iowa State ... Had at least 48 receiving yards in seven games ... Played in all 13 games and started seven ... Had at least one catch in every game but one ... Five punt returns for 16 yards, with a long return of 13 yards ... Served as a team captain at Pitt ... Had a career-long 81-yard catch at Iowa State to mark OSU’s second-longest offensive play of the season ... 31 of his 50 catches resulted in a first down or touchdown ... Had 11 catches that gained at least 20 yards, which ranked third on the team.
2016 (Sophomore): Led the team with 73 receptions and ranked second on the squad with 812 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns ... Ranked third in the Big 12 with 73 receptions ... Played a vital role in all 13 games and started 10 times ... Made at least two catches in every game ... Made a career-best 11 catches in each game against West Virginia and Central Michigan ... One of four Cowboys to surpass 100 yards receiving in a single game in 2016, as he did so three times ... Had 129 receiving yards at Kansas, 109 yards vs. Texas and 103 yards vs. Central Michigan ... Recorded a season-long 52-yard touchdown catch against Texas ... Also had a 36-yard touchdown grab against the Longhorns for a season-best two-touchdown game ... Had 13 receptions for at least 20 yards, which ranked as the second-most on the team and the eighth-most in the Big 12 ... Had six catches of at least 30 yards ... Ranked third on the team with 885 all-purpose yards ... Threw a pass to Rennie Childs to successfully complete a two-point conversion and help seal a 43-37 win at Kansas State ... Also recorded seven punt returns for 64 yards and carried the ball three times for nine yards.
2015 (Freshman): OSU coaches honored him with the Russell Okung Award for the team’s outstanding newcomer ... One of four true freshmen to see the field for the Cowboys ... Played in every game ... Ranked fourth on the team with 29 catches ... Totaled 253 receiving yards and made three touchdown catches ... Made at least one catch in every game but one, with a season-high five catches at Texas Tech ... His highest receiving output of the year was 58 yards against UTSA ... Hauled in a season-long 56-yard catch vs. Central Arkansas ... Caught his first career touchdown reception against Kansas State and added two more against Baylor ... Handled OSU’s punt return duties with 22 returns for 111 yards, including a season-best 67-yard return for a touchdown at Texas Tech ... Named OSU’s special teams player of the game for his performance at Texas Tech.
High School: Played for coach Ken Sears at St. Paul’s … Caught 95 passes for 1,446 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior … Totaled 41 receptions for 657 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior … Listed on the academic honor roll … Received all-district honors as a junior and senior …Named St. Paul’s athlete of the year his sophomore year … Also excelled on the track and field team, earning all-district honors in the triple jump … Recruited by Air Force, South Florida, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss and Tulane, among others.
Personal: Jalen McCleskey was born Aug. 6, 1997, in New Orleans, La. … Son of J.J. and Susan McCleskey … His dad played college football at Tennessee and for the Saints and the Cardinals in the NFL … Sports media major.
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