Jalen White

Jalen Jermayne White (born June 5) is an American football running back for the Georgia Southern Eagles.

High school career
White attended Daleville High School in Daleville, Alabama. As a senior, White rushed for 3,517 yards, setting the record for most rushing yards in a single season in Alabama high school football history, surpassing Jamarius Henderson's previous record of 3,483 yards in 2014. A three-star recruit, White committed to play college football at Georgia Southern University over offers from South Alabama and Tennessee State.

College career
After playing sparingly as a freshman in 2020, White's playing time increased the following season. Against Arkansas State in 2021, he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the season rushing for 383 yards and four touchdowns. In his first year as Georgia Southern's premier running back in 2022, White recorded 914 yards rushing and ten total touchdowns. As a result, he was named to the third team All-Sun Belt. Entering the 2023 season, White was named to the preseason Maxwell Award watchlist. In a game against UL Monroe in 2023, he rushed for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns, while being named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.