Jalen Schlachter (born October 11, 1992) is an American football guard. He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals. O-Line coach at Corunna High School where he owns the shot put record with 64 ft.[1]

High school career

A native of Corunna, Michigan, Schlachter attended Corunna High School where he was ranked No. 32 on the Detroit Free Press Michigan Top 50 list. Schlachter also competed in Basketball and Track and Field.[1]
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard prospect in their Michigan Postseason Top 30 2011.[2]

College career

As a redshirt freshman, Schlachter appeared in 13 games for the Ball State Cardinals, playing both guard positions. His first career start came as a Redshirt Sophomore against Illinois State. In his sophomore year, Schlachter played another 12 games.[1]
In his junior season, Schlachter started all 12 games as part of an offensive line that blocked for Ball State all-time leading rusher Jahwan Edwards, an offensive line that ranked in the nation's top-20 in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for loss allowed.[1] As a Senior in 2015, Schlachter was part of an offensive line that was top 5 in sacks allowed and tackles for loss.[3][4]

Professional career

Jalen Schlachter's NFL Pro Day at Ball State was Thursday March 24, 2016.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jalen Schlachter - Football". Ball State University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ↑ "NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  5. ↑ "2016 College pro day schedule and results". 3 March 2016.
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