Jalen Nailor

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Battled injuries during the 2023 season, appearing in just six games, including one start.
• Inactive at Cincinnati in Week 15 (12/16), against Detroit in Week 16 (12/24) and against Green Bay in Week 17 (12/31) due to injury.
• Made his first-career start in Week 10 against New Orleans (11/12). He caught one pass for 16 yards.
• Activated to the 53-man roster prior to Week 9 at Atlanta (11/5), but was inactive for the game.
• Placed on Reserve/Injured and missed Weeks 3-8.
• Made his season debut against Tampa Bay (9/10) and made a tackle on special teams.

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Battled injuries during the 2023 season, appearing in just six games, including one start.
• Inactive at Cincinnati in Week 15 (12/16), against Detroit in Week 16 (12/24) and against Green Bay in Week 17 (12/31) due to injury.
• Made his first-career start in Week 10 against New Orleans (11/12). He caught one pass for 16 yards.
• Activated to the 53-man roster prior to Week 9 at Atlanta (11/5), but was inactive for the game.
• Placed on Reserve/Injured and missed Weeks 3-8.
• Made his season debut against Tampa Bay (9/10) and made a tackle on special teams.

2022 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Caught his first NFL pass, a 13-yard reception from P Ryan Wright in team's first successful punt fake of the 2022 season (10/2).
• Inactive for Week 5 vs. Chicago (10/9).
• Inactive for Week 9 at Washington (11/6).
• Led the team in receiving yards with 89 in Week 17. Caught his first NFL receiving touchdown, a 47-reception from QB Nick Mullens (1/1/23).
• Caught four passes for 62 receiving yards in Week 18 at Chicago (1/8/23).
• Appeared on special teams in his playoff debut (1/15/23).

COLLEGE - MICHIGAN STATE

• Closed his career tied for 17th in school history in TD catches (12), 16th in yards per catch (16.9), 28th in receiving yards (1,454) and 41st in receptions (86).
• Had four career 100-yard receiving outings (vs. Iowa, 11/7/20; vs. Western Kentucky, 10/2/21; vs. Rutgers, 10/9/21; vs. Pittsburgh, 12/30/21) and one 200-yard outing (vs. Rutgers, 10/9/21).
• Versatile playmaker who finished with 1,844 career all-purpose yards (1,454 receiving, 179 kick return, 163 rushing, 48 punt return).
• Had 17 carries for 163 yards (9.6 avg) with one rushing TD, along with eight punt returns for 48 yards (6.0 avg.) and nine kick returns for 179 yards.
• Led the Big Ten in yards per catch in 2020 (19.8 avg.) and ranked second in 2021 (18.8 avg.)

HONORS

• 2020 Third-Team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele.
• Became the 46th Spartan to reach 1,000 career receiving yards in the Western Kentucky game on Oct. 2, 2021.
• Three-year letterwinner; finished his Spartans career with 86 receptions for 1,454 yards and 12 TDs in 28 career games from 2018-21, including 21 starts (one in 2018, four in 2019, seven in 2020, nine in 2021).
• MSU had a 20-8 record when Nailor was in the lineup, including a 9-0 mark in 2021.

PREP - BISHOP GORMAN (NEV.)

• Named the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Nevada by 247Sports and Rivals.com.
• Listed as one of the best overall players in the state of Nevada by 247Sports (No. 6), ESPN (No. 6) and Rivals.com (No. 7).
• Ranked among the top wide receivers in the nation by 247Sports (No. 120).
• Also returned punts and kicks.
• Was a member of three state championship and two "national championship" teams.
• Had 108 receptions for nearly 2,000 yards (1,995) and 28 touchdown catches during his varsity career for one of the most storied high school programs in the nation.
• Named to the 2017 ALL-USA TODAY Nevada First Team after helping lead Bishop Gorman to a 13-2 record and a No. 14 national ranking by MaxPreps.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Jamar Nailor and Farrah Shelton.
• Human development and family studies major.
• Nickname is "Speedy."