Jalen Travis

Jalen Travis (born April 19, 2002) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Princeton Tigers and Iowa State Cyclones. Travis was selected by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Travis attended DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Princeton Tigers. Travis was also previously a congressional intern for Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar.

College career Princeton After his freshman season in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Travis appeared in nine games for the Tigers in 2021. He took over as Princeton's starting left tackle in 2022. In 2023, Travis made six starts for the Tigers before suffering an injury. Regardless, he was named second-team All-Ivy league and was named a Campbell Trophy semifinalist. After the season, Travis entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Iowa State Travis transferred to play for the Iowa State Cyclones. After missing the first two games of the 2024 season with an injury, he took over as the Cyclones starting left tackle. After the season, Travis declared for the 2025 NFL draft and accepted an invite to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl.

Professional career

Travis was selected in the fourth round (127th pick) by the Indianapolis Colts at the 2025 NFL draft. Upon being drafted 127th, he became the highest drafted Princeton Tigers football player in the modern NFL draft era. He signed a four-year contract with the Colts on May 9, 2025.

Personal life Travis has two brothers who both played basketball: Reid at Kentucky and Jonah at Harvard. Travis also has two sisters, Olivia who is a basketball coach at Western Illinois, and Grace who played volleyball at St. Mary’s. His cousin, Ross, played basketball at Penn State and played in the NFL.