Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | 64 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ Louisville | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 4 | 132 | 32.3 | 0 | 64 |
#2
Jalen Hale
New school, new number, same question — and Jalen Hale's early answer at SMU is No.39 5★, national recruit.
6′1″ · 198 lb · Longview, TX
Transferred Alabama → SMU for 2026
The numbers
132
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 70 yds, at Florida State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for SMU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2023.
- Transferred from Alabama to SMU in 2026.
Jalen Hale
On Trialas of 2026-09-22
Jalen Hale arrives at SMU with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
132REC YDS4REC0REC TD
5★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.39
recruiting national rank
SMU fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
medium confidence5 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Alabama5-star out of Longview
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
2025Alabama
2026SMU
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Jalen Hale's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
4 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +11 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2026SMU2-1HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (89th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 40.5 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 44.0 | 32.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
50.7%
103 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
104 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · SMU
- #8Yamir Knight637 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Yannick Smith583 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jalen Cooper321 receiving yards · 2025
- Derrick McFall160 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jalen Hale3 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology