Currently, Jalen Mayfield is an offensive tackle with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. His birthday is May 23, 2000. Prior to being taken by the Falcons in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, he played collegiate football for Michigan.
In his four years at Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was reared, Mayfield started for the football team at offensive tackle and defensive end.
Mayfield committed to playing college football for Minnesota in February of his junior year, but three months later he transferred to Michigan.
Mayfield was in competition with Kaleb McGary to start at right tackle for the Falcons going into his first NFL training camp. But Mayfield started working with the first team at left guard after offensive guards Josh Andrews and Matt Gono got hurt. Mayfield was selected as the Falcons’ starting left guard at the conclusion of the NFL preseason. Mayfield was placed on injured reserve on September 1st, 2022.
When Was Jalen Mayfield Drafted?
Mayfield was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft (68th overall). He signed a four-year rookie contract with Atlanta on June 15, 2021.