Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals (born February 18, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Military Bulldogs and Utah State Aggies. Royals was selected by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Royals attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. As a senior, he had 26 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns. Royals committed to play college football at Georgia Military College.

College career Georgia Military As a freshman in 2021, Royals recorded seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games played. After the season, Royals transferred to Utah State.

Utah State In 2022, Royals played 12 games and made his first career start against Boise State but did not record any stats during the season. In 2023, he played all 12 games and made 68 catches for 1,023 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 15.0 yards per catch. Royals was ranked second on the team in receptions. His 15 touchdown receptions set a new single-season school record. He was named to the Biletnikoff Award watchlist, as well as the first-team Mountain West Conference. During the 2024 season, Royals caught 55 passes for 834 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Professional career

Royals was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 133rd pick in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft. As a rookie, he appeared in seven games, mainly in a special teams role prior to Week 18.