Twitter: @jalenKirkland
Jalen Kirkland
HIGH SCHOOL: Lapeer
State: Michigan
11-May
225
Class of 2019
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2017 MLive Flint Journal Football Dream Team Big, physical back that ran 227 times for 1,631 yards and 19 TDs. Averaged 7.1 yards per carry. Very powerful between the tackles. Lacks elite speed. Runs over defenders and through arm tackles. Runs with good vision, but the lack of speed hurts. Good blocker who doesn’t shy away from contact. Didn’t catch many passes. A Div-II/III prospect. he 5-foot-11, 225-pounder barreled his way to 1,480 yards and 18 touchdowns on 194 carries during the regular season. He earned first-team all-Saginaw Valley League Red honors, leading the entire conference in rushing.
