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14 Jalen Barnum

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 205
  • Position LB
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jesup, Ga.
  • High School Wayne County HS

Biography

Career Highs
Total Tackles: 9, vs. Tusculum (08/31/23)
Tackles for loss: 1. vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22)

As a Senior (2023)
Played in eight games for the Owls ... finished fourth on the team in tackles with 30 (11 solo) ... also added one tackle for loss, three pass break ups and one quarterback hurry ... led the team and set a career high in tackles in the season-opening win against Tusculum (Aug. 31) ... finished with nine total (one solo) ... recorded four tackles (one solo) and a quarterback hurry in week three against Furman (Sept. 16) ... recorded five tackles (all solo) at Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23).

As a Junior (2022)
Recorded six tackles (three solo) in the home opener against Wofford (Sept. 24)... also recorded one pass breakup ... had five tackles (three solo) against Central Arkansas (Oct. 15) ... posted five tackles and one tackle-for-loss in the win against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22) ...  tallied six tackles (three solo) in the win over Charleston Southern (Oct. 29) ... collected seven tackles (one solo) in the win at UT-Martin (Nov. 5).

As a Sophomore (Fall 2021)
Posted four tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup in a week five win against No. 17 Jacksonville State (Oct. 2) ... added four tackles (three solo) and one pass breakup at Hampton (Oct. 9). 

As a Freshman (Spring 2021)
Played in all five games … collected 12 tackles … Had a season-high five tackles against Robert Morris (April 3).

High School
Played at Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia for head coach Ken Cribb … helped lead team to an 8-3 record as a senior and to the second round of the GHSA state playoffs … was part of a perfect 10-0 record in the regular season as a senior in 2018 and finished 11-1 after advancing to the second round of the GHSA state playoffs … earned All-Region honors at linebacker after totaling 67 tackles and 3.0 sacks as a senior … was a GACA All-Star as a junior and recorded 80 tackles and 3.0 sacks … added eight tackles and 2.0 sacks as a sophomore.
 
Personal
Son of Burnice Barnum, Jr. and Wanda Jordan … has one brother, Anfernee Jordan … undecided on major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    44
  • 14

    2022Junior

    LB
    6'1" 195 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Senior

    LB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024Senior

    LB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    14