Jalen Philpot
| No. 85 Calgary Stampeders | |
 Philpot with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024 | |
| Born: | July 26, 2000 Delta, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| University | Calgary |
| High school | Seaquam Secondary |
| CFL draft | 2022, round: 1, pick: 5 |
| Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2022–present | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
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Jalen Philpot (born July 26, 2000) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
[edit]After being recruited by multiple U Sports football programs, Philpot committed to play for the Calgary Dinos in January 2018.[1][2] In his rookie year, in 2018, he played in all eight regular season games where he had 18 catches for 323 yards and three touchdowns.[3]
In 2019, he had a breakout year as he recorded 52 catches (second in U Sports) for 767 yards (fourth) and eight touchdowns (first).[2][3] For his outstanding sophomore season, he was named a Canada West All-Star and U Sports First Team All-Canadian.[4] He continued to find success though the playoffs that year as the Dinos went all the way to the 55th Vanier Cup game. In the championship game against the Montreal Carabins, Philpot recorded four catches for a team-leading 116 receiving yards and one touchdown as the Dinos emerged victorious and he became a Vanier Cup champion.[5]
Philpot did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season, but returned for his third season in 2021, where he led all of U Sports in receiving yards with 799 yards from 42 receptions and scored three touchdowns in just six games.[2][3] He was again named a Canada West All-Star and U Sports First Team All-Canadian, but the Dinos failed to qualify for the playoffs and defend their Vanier Cup title.[6][7] For his U Sports career, he played in 22 regular season games where he had 113 receptions for 1,889 yards and ten touchdowns.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Philpot was ranked as the fifth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft, and second by players in U Sports.[8] He was then drafted in the first round, fifth overall, in the 2022 draft by the Calgary Stampeders and signed with the team on May 9, 2022.[9] Philpot began the 2022 season on the injured list, but made his professional debut in the third game of the season on June 25, 2022, against the Edmonton Elks, where he had one catch for eight yards, one carry for seven yards, and three kickoff returns for 67 yards.[6][10] He scored his first career touchdown on August 13, 2022, against his hometown BC Lions, when he caught a 19-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell.[11] Philpot finished his rookie season having played in 14 regular season games catching 23 passes for 317 yards with three scores. He also carried the ball 10 times for 102 yards, and returned 25 kicks.
On May 3, 2023, it was announced that Jalen Philpot would be out indefinitely after having to undergo surgery to repair a hamstring injury which he suffered while training during the off-season in March.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Philpot was born in Delta, British Columbia to parents Colleen Purcell and Cory Philpot.[13] His father played in six seasons in the Canadian Football League as a running back and enrolled Philpot in football when he was six years old.[13] Philpot has a twin brother, Tyson Philpot, who is younger by seven minutes, who also plays professionally as a receiver for the Montreal Alouettes.[1][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "North Delta's Jalen and Tyson Philpot turning heads in Calgary". Surrey Now-Leader. October 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Jalen Philpot". Calgary Dinos. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Football Statistics". U Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Western QB Merchant highlights 2019 award winners and all-Canadians". U Sports. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Calgary at Montreal". U Sports. November 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jalen Philpot". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Vanier Cup finalists top the U Sports football All-Canadian charts". U Sports. December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022". Canadian Football League. April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Stamps sign all eight from 2022 Draft class". Canadian Football League. May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Lions claw their way to win over Stampeders". Canadian Football League. August 13, 2022.
- ^ "Calgary Stampeders Jalen Philpot out indefinitely following off-season surgery". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b Baines, Tim (March 27, 2022). "ALL IN THE FAMILY: Philpot twins making an impact heading into CFL Draft". Ottawa Sun.
- ^ "Als receiver Tyson Philpot hopes to play against twin brother for the first time". Montreal Alouettes. June 7, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Calgary Stampeders bio
Media related to Jalen Philpot at Wikimedia Commons
