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Slappy, Jalen

Jersey Number 70
Jalen Slappy
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 303
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Eastmoor Academy
Bio
R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2024): Started all 13 games at right guard for Marshall, joining with center Logan Osburn and fellow guard Bryce Ramsey to forge a tough interior front that led the Herd to a top-20 rushing attack in FBS.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2023): Saw action in 11 games, starting 5 of them. Became a fixture as a starter late in the season for the Herd offensive front.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022): Redshirted. Saw action in two games as an offensive lineman - Georgia State and the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn.
HERD FILE: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com … Received offers from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami (Ohio), Old Dominion, Toledo … Played offensive tackle and defensive end at Eastmoor … Was named one of the top offensive tackles in the state by OhioPreps.
PERSONAL: Comes from Eastmoor Academy in Columbus, Ohio - the same high school as Marshall men's basketball all-time leading scorer Taevion Kinsey.
SOCIAL MEDIA: You can follow Jalen on Twitter @78upnext.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2023): Saw action in 11 games, starting 5 of them. Became a fixture as a starter late in the season for the Herd offensive front.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022): Redshirted. Saw action in two games as an offensive lineman - Georgia State and the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl against UConn.
HERD FILE: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com … Received offers from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami (Ohio), Old Dominion, Toledo … Played offensive tackle and defensive end at Eastmoor … Was named one of the top offensive tackles in the state by OhioPreps.
PERSONAL: Comes from Eastmoor Academy in Columbus, Ohio - the same high school as Marshall men's basketball all-time leading scorer Taevion Kinsey.
SOCIAL MEDIA: You can follow Jalen on Twitter @78upnext.
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