Jalen Price

Height:
6-2
Weight:
279
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Williamston
High School:
Riverside
Major:
Management

Will open the 2019 campaign entrenched on the defensive depth chart as the projected starter at the tackle position … Could potentially develop into an honors candidate on the conference level if development exceeds or even matches his 2018 performance … Has the flexibility to also offer significant contributions at the other interior (nose guard) slot or as an end … Has played all three roles during his first three active years in the ECU program before the arrival of new coordinator Bob Trott and line coach Jeff Hanson … In all, has experienced action in 33 career games and tallied 73 stops (28 solo), 7.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, four quarterback pressures, one batted pass and one interception … Booked a TFL (-4 yards) during the first spring scrimmage (March 30) before netting a solo stop the following week in the second tilt … Produced a sack (-6 yards) and another tackle during the Purple-Gold Game on April 13 to close out spring work.

2018: Started 10 of 12 games played as a junior, all at the tackle position … Came off the bench in contests vs. Temple and Connecticut … Credited with 34 tackles (14 solo), 5.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks … Also contributed three quarterback pressures (two vs. North Carolina A&T, one vs. North Carolina) and one batted pass (NC State) … Recorded at least one stop in all 12 outings and posted multiple tackle totals on nine occasions … Logged a career-best seven successful hits in road matchup at Tulane … Other multi-stop performances came against UCF (5), N.C. A&T (4), USF (3), Old Dominion (3), Cincinnati (3), Temple (2), Houston (2) and NC State (2) … Booked single tackles vs. North Carolina, Memphis and UConn … Tallied half sacks in three of the first four contests (vs. Aggies, Bulls and Monarchs) and TFLs in five of the first six matchups (0.5 vs. N.C. A&T, UNC, USF, ODU and 1.0 vs. UH) … Other full (1.0) drops behind the line of scrimmage were on the road against Green Wave and Wolfpack … Earned reputation as the Pirates’ run-stopper as 29 (of 34) stops came on rushes, while the other five were on pass plays … Credited with 24 tackles during eight-game American Athletic Conference schedule (10 in non-league clashes) … Home/road contests splits were identical with 17 stops each … Month-by-month totals include September (11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks), October (9 tackles), November (12) and December (2) … Regarded as an integral part of a unit which ranked third nationally in TFLs (8.8 tpg), 22^nd in sacks (2.8 spg) and 35^th in fewest first downs allowed (243).

2017: Experienced action in all 12 games during sophomore campaign and made nine starts (seven at tackle, two at end) … Opened contests against West Virginia (DT) and Virginia Tech (DT) before starting the last seven matchups to finish the season (Temple/DT, UCF/DE, BYU/DT, Houston/DT, Tulane/DE, Cincinnati/DT, Memphis/DT) … Collected 27 tackles, 10 coming as solo hits … Posted at least one stop in 11 contests and recorded multiple tackles eight times … Matched a season-best with four stops each against James Madison, Connecticut and UCF … Logged a trio of tackles in outings vs. BYU and Tulane … Twenty-five (25) of 27 stops came on rushing plays … Also credited with a combined tackle for lost yardage (0.5 vs. UConn, 0.5 vs. Houston) … Had one quarterback pressure (UCF) and netted one pass theft vs. Tulane … Returned pick 12 yards against the Green Wave.

2016: Played in nine games off the bench as a backup defensive lineman (end/tackle) and special teams member as a true rookie … Compiled 12 tackles (four solo) … Posted TFLs (-2 yards) vs. Western Carolina and Virginia Tech … Had at least one stop in seven outings … Booked multiple hits on four occasions – season-high three vs. UCF, two each against Western Carolina, Virginia Tech and Connecticut … Produced single tallies vs. Cincinnati, Tulsa and Temple … All 12 tackles came on rushing plays … Did not experience action against NC State, South Carolina and SMU.

High School: Earned three letters during prep career that included 144 total tackles, 107 credited as solo hits … A first-team selection to the North Carolina All-State squad by USA Today … Invited to the prestigious Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and tallied four stops along with a forced fumble to help North Carolina to a win over South Carolina … Topped Riverside in both tackles (94) and forced fumbles (two) as a senior team captain in 2015 during the Knights’ 9-4 campaign under coach Asim McGill … Outing of note was an 11-stop (one for lost yardage) performance against Southside HS … Produced 50 tackles (40 solo) and one TFL during junior year after compiling 30 stops as a sophomore … Part of a Knights program that went 9-5 and reached the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) state playoffs in 2013 … Opened prep career on junior varsity but was promoted to varsity status as a sophomore and became starting offensive tackle … Rated among the Top 75 overall recruits in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports.com … Officially committed to the East Carolina program on June 20, 2015 … Also lettered in track as a thrower, turning in a third-place conference (and regional runner-up) standing in the shot put with an effort of 38 feet, 7.75 inches.

Personal: Full name is Jalen Juwan Price … Born at Williamston, N.C. … Son of Walter and Shanell Price … Father played basketball at Williamston High School … A management major … Hobbies include video games, television and lifting weights.