Jalen Virgil is a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League who plays for the Denver Broncos. He is 95 kilograms and 1.85 meters tall. He graduated from Mountain View High School with a senior year catch total of 41 passes for 614 yards and five touchdowns. In the Gwinnett County All-Star Game, where he was chosen to participate, he had three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
He attended Appalachian State University after high school, where he played collegiate football for the Mountaineers for six seasons while redshirting his true freshman year in 2016. He participated in every game in 2017 despite being a redshirt freshman.
With 20 catches and 364 receiving yards, he had a successful season. In 2018, he played in all 13 games, totaling 238 receiving yards from 17 receptions, or an average of 14.0 yards. In 2019, he took part in all 14 games and had five starts. In terms of receiving yards, he finished fourth on the team with 24 catches for 383 yards.
He had a total of 26 kickoff returns for a school-record 781 yards and two touchdowns in his last season of 2020, in addition to 15 receptions for 226 yards and one score. In April 2022, Virgil committed to the Denver Broncos on a non-drafted free agent contract. He was a part of the Broncos’ 53-man active roster. He scored a 66-yard touchdown in November on his first career interception.
Who Drafted Jalen Virgil?
Jalen Virgil was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos following the 2022 NFL Draft.