Jalen Dalton

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-6
Weight:
280
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Clemmons, N.C.
High School:
West Forsyth

2018 - Senior Season

Appeared in seven games along the defensive line • Posted 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4.5 TFL, a pressure, a forced fumble and a PBU • Tallied four tackles and a half sack at Cal • Recorded six tackles and a pressure at ECU • Added two tackles and a sack at Pitt • Made one stop at Miami • Broke up a pass at Syracuse • Notched four tackles, a sack and 1.5 TFL at Virginia • Posted six tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble at Duke.

2017 - Junior Season

Appeared in nine games and made three starts • Had 28 tackles, 3.0 sacks and ranked second on the team with 8.0 tackles for loss • Had three pass breakups and three QB hurries • Had a season-high seven tackles and combined for a tackle for loss at NC State • Picked up a sack in the second straight game, one of four tackles in the win over WCU • Also broke up a pair of passes • Finished with two tackles and a sack in the win at Pitt • Had three tackles and a pass breakup against Miami • Missed the Virginia Tech game due to injury • Had a solo tackle against Virginia • Returned to action against Notre Dame and had three tackles and a QB hurry • Finished with 1.5 tackles for loss in the win at ODU • Had four solo tackles (three for loss), a sack and two QB hurries against Louisville • Combined on a pair of tackles for loss in the opener against Cal.

2016 - Sophomore Season

Played in all 13 games and made two starts • Finished with 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a blocked kick, a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry • Had one stop in the Sun Bowl • Made one tackle vs. NC State • Recorded a career-high seven tackles in a 41-7 win vs. The Citadel • Made one tackle at Duke • Had two tackles in a 48-20 win over Georgia Tech • Made one tackle in the win at Virginia • Blocked a field goal and had three tackles in a 20-13 win over No. 16 Miami • Made three tackles, including a tackle for loss, and recovered a fumble against Virginia Tech • Had one tackle in the win at No. 12 Florida State • Made two tackles in the comeback win over Pitt • Assisted on one tackle in the win over JMU • Assisted on a tackle for loss in the win at Illinois • Was limited in the season opener due to injury vs. Georgia, but still finished with three tackles • Was forced into action last year as a true freshman and finished with 15 tackles and two pass breakups.

2015 - True Freshman Season

Appeared in nine games and tallied 15 tackles, two quarterback hurries, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups • Played 30 snaps and had four tackles in the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor • Broke up a pass in the win at NC State • Had a pair of stops in the win over Duke • Tallied a quarterback hurry in the win at Pitt • Finished with two tackles in the win over Virginia • Made his collegiate debut against Wake Forest and finished with four tackles (three solo) and a quarterback hurry • Enrolled at UNC in January and participated in 2015 spring practice.

West Forsyth High School

Ranked the No. 1 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com • Earned first-team all-state honors by the Associated Press • Rated a four-star player by Rivals.com and Scout.com • Listed as the No. 1 defensive end in North Carolina, No. 5 in the South and No. 10 nationally by Scout.com • Checks in at No. 62 on the Rivals100 list • Ranked the No. 4 defensive end in the country by Rivals • Considered the No. 2 player in North Carolina by 247sports.com • Considered the No. 2 player in North Carolina by ESPN.com • Member of the ESPN 300 team and is the No. 64 prospect overall • Member of the Scout300 and is listed as the No. 18 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com • Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and the Under Armour All-America Game • Had four tackles, including two for loss and one sack, in the Under Armour Game • Coached by Adrian Snow.

Personal
Son of Cynthia Stubblefield and Antoine Dalton • Birthday is August 4 • Sociology major.