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2023 Football Roster

25 Jalen Dangerfield

  • Position LB/DB
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Abingdon, Md.
  • High School Harford

Biography

Career Highlights
• Two-time All-PSAC West

Personal: Son of Kim and Rickey Dangerfield … A Health & Physical Education major.

2023: Started 12 games between linebacker and safety … Earned All-PSAC West honors … Totaled 56 tackles, 3.5 TFL, one interception and 0.5 TFL … Made 29 solo stops … Forced one fumble … Recorded at least five tackles in a game on seven occasions … Produced a season-high 12 tackles in victory over IUP … Registered four consecutive five-tackle games against Mercyhurst, Gannon, California and Clarion … Also had a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown against Cal … Game-by-Game Statistics

2022: Started nine of 11 games played … A first team All-PSAC West honoree … Totaled 55 tackles while tying for the team lead in interceptions with three … Ranked second for SRU in solo tackles with 44 … Also broke up two passes and forced one fumble … Recorded seven tackles in season-opener against Wayne State … Registered an interception and four tackles at West Chester … Made eight tackles at IUP … Picked off passes in back-to-back weeks against Mercyhurst and Gannon … Closed year with a season-high nine tackles and a forced fumble in playoff loss at Shepherd … Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Did not appear in a game, redshirted.
 
2019: Appeared in all 14 games, making two starts … Recorded 30 tackles (18 solo / 12 assisted), 0.5 TFL, one interception, two pass break-ups and one defensive touchdown in first season … Made four tackles in collegiate debut at Wayne State … Added back-to-back four-tackle performances against Millersville and at Seton Hill … Recorded a “Pick-6” against Clarion, returning an interception 39 yards for a touchdown … Ended season with five tackles in national semifinal game against Minnesota State … Game-by-game Statistics

High School: Lettered three times in football and four times in basketball at Harford Tech High School in Bel Air, Maryland … Had an outstanding senior season as a two-way player, rushing for 1,419 yards on 148 attempts (9.6 ypc) and scoring 23 touchdowns on offense to go with four interceptions, two forced fumbles and two more touchdowns on defense … Invited to play in both the Maryland Crab Bowl and the Big 33 Football Classic … A first team all-county and all-conference honoree as both a junior and senior … Also averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game during basketball season as a senior … Led Harford to a regional title in football as a junior and a regional crown in basketball as a sophomore … Voted the Harford Tech Outstanding Male Athlete as a senior.
 
SRU Career Highs
Total Tackles 12 vs. Indiana (Pa.) (2023)
Solo Tackles 9 (2x)
Asst. Tackles 4 (2x)
TFL 1.5 at Gannon (2023)
Interceptions 1 (5x)
Forced Fumbles 1 at Shepherd (2022)
Pass Break-Ups 1 (5x)
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
10/26/19 Clarion 39-Yard INT Return for Touchdown
9/10/22 West Chester 4 Tackles, INT
10/8/22 Mercyhurst 2 Tackles, INT
10/15/22 Gannon 4 Tackles, INT
9/30/23 Indiana (Pa.) 12 Tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 Sacks
10/21/23 California (Pa.) 5 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT TD

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Redshirt Junior

    LB/DB
    5'10" 195 lbs
    25