Jalen Redmond

Jalen Redmond (born March 12, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, and was previously a member of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL and the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL).

Early life Redmond was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He attended Midwest City High School, but only played basketball his first two years. Football coaches liked his size (6 ft 2 in, 230 lb) and convinced him to tryout for the team as a junior; during spring practice, he received his first athletic scholarship offer from Memphis, despite having not even played a varsity football game yet. That year, playing both defensive end and outside linebacker, Redmond posted 82 tackles and 14 sacks. A five-star recruit and the 16th-best prospect nationally according to 247Sports, Redmond eventually announced his commitment to play college football for Oklahoma.

College career At the University of Oklahoma, Redmond was in a position to compete for immediate playing time as a freshman in 2018, but a blood clot issue led to him being ruled out for the season. However, he returned midseason and appeared in three games, before then sitting out the rest, finishing the year with six total tackles. In 2019, he appeared in 13 out of 14 games and posted a team-leading 6.5 sacks and placed third in TFLs with 11. Redmond opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 and his blood clot issues.

Redmond returned to the team in 2021 and appeared in eight games, seven of which he started, and posted 19 tackles, eight TFLs, and 3.5 sacks despite missing five games due to injury. As a senior in 2022, he appeared in 12 games and posted 23 tackles, 10.0 TFLs and four sacks.

Professional career Redmond impressed at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, posting a 40-yard dash time that placed second among players at his position, as well as the second-best 10-yard split, and both the best broad jump and vertical jump for players at his position.

Carolina Panthers Redmond was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2023. He was waived on August 8, 2023.

Arlington Renegades On December 11, 2023, Redmond signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. His contract with the team was terminated on June 17, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.

Minnesota Vikings On June 18, 2024, Redmond signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He was waived on October 11, but signed with the practice squad three days later. He was promoted to the active roster on November 6.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 MIN 13 2 18 10 8 1.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2025 MIN 17 15 62 33 29 6.0 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0Career 30 17 80 43 37 7.0 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 MIN 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0