South Alabama · W 35-20
3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 84 yards. This one was 52 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 10, right 17.
Jalen Mickens
Jalen Mickens takes over from Marques Singleton Jr. at Louisiana Tech.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
618
Team leader in receiving yards (618).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 43 | 618 | 14.4 | 4 | 75 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 20 | 177 | 8.8 | 1 | 40 |
| Career | 63 | 795 | 12.6 | 5 | 75 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 95 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 8 | 101 |
Last game (Wk 9): 32 receiving yards, 3 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 133 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 1 | 67 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 43 | 618 | 14.4 | 4 | 75 |
Oct. 24 · W 26-0 vs Old Dominion, play by play
8 catches for 110 yards. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 9 of its 35 passes. 103 of the 110 came before halftime.
36-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 14-0. Converted.
3 catches for 32 yards and a touchdown. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 4 of its 17 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-20 win.
27-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 21-14.
0-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 28-20.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 42 yards. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 5 of its 23 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 24-0 win.
24-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
18-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by UL Monroe’s C. Payne.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 9 catches for 92 yards and a touchdown. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 13 of its 43 passes. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
14-yard touchdown on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, made it 13-10.
28-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 24-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 catches for 45 yards. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 9 of its 24 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
8-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, up 28-22. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 63 yards. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 8 of its 44 passes. 51 of the 63 came before halftime.
31-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 14-7. Broken up by Baylor’s K. Reed.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 9 of its 23 passes. He was 2 of 6 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, down 10-7.
Incomplete on 4th and 5. Third quarter, down 13-7. Turnover on downs. Broken up by LSU’s D. Spears.
67-yard touchdown on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, cut it to 38-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Louisiana Tech threw to him on 4 of its 21 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 80-6 win.
75-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
L 14-45
at LSU
6 rec · 101 yds · 1 TD
With L. Matthews — 49 yards per punt · 6 punts · 58 long · B. Baker — 128 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 15.2
The plays that mattered most
38th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6127% of team targetsCatch rate
70%43 of 61 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 61 targets · 27% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.0 | 95.0 | 18.5 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 59.5 | 16.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 79.3 | 18.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 71.0 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
43 catches and 7 carries in 8 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-7% reception volume, top-4% overall receiving production.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #33 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #51 of 52 Conference USA WRs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
The No. 2,073 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
