Jalen Green

Jalen Green (born March 15, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the James Madison Dukes.

Early life Green grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school career, Green completed 103 total tackles (45 solo stops and 61 assisted). Green also made a total of 8.0 sacks making 0.5 sacks per game. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at James Madison over offers from Army and Virginia.

College career As a freshman in 2019, Green played in 14 games and recorded 11 total tackles (four solo stops and seven assisted), two tackles for loss for six yards and 0.5 sacks for a yard. He missed the entire 2020 season due to injury. In 2021, Green played 13 games and finished the season with 14 total tackles (five solo and nine assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. In 2022, he played all 11 games with one start at defensive end, recording 22 total tackles (nine solo stops and 13 assisted), 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception and one pass breakup.

In 2023, Green played nine games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Georgia State. He finished the season with 50 total tackles (23 solo stops and 27 assisted), 21 tackles for loss for 132 yards, 15.5 sacks for 120 yards, one interception returned for a touchdown, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts On September 24, 2024, it was announced that Green had signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts. On October 3, 2024, he was released from the practice roster and signed a futures contract for the 2025 season.