Jalon Calhoun

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2023: Returning starter at wide receiver ... preseason All-ACC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (1st team), Athlon Sports (2nd team) and Pro Football Focus (2nd team) ... in 48 career games (45 starts), has 203 receptions for 2,360 yards (11.62) and 13 TDs with seven rushing attempts for 11 yards (1.57) ... has returned 11 punts for 116 yards (10.54), two kickoff returns for 26 yards (13.00) and completed one-of-two (.500) pass attempts for 25 yards with one TD and one INT ... has 43 games with 2+ receptions, including a career-high 11 catches against Wake Forest in 2022 ... has registered five 100-yard receiving games (105 yards vs. North Carolina A&T in 2019; 103 yards vs. North Carolina and 103 yards vs. Georgia Tech in 2021; 108 yards at Northwestern and 174 yards vs. Wake Forest in 2022) ... recorded a career-long 80-yard reception against North Carolina in 2021 ... has accounted for 41 plays of 20+ yards (37 receiving, two punt returns, one kick return & one passing) and 10 TDs (nine receiving & one passing) ... has recorded 1+ reception in 46-of-48 games ... became the 11th Duke player to reach 2,000 career receiving yards and the first player to register 700 yards receiving in back-to-back seasons since T.J. Rahming in 2017 (795) and 2018 (811) ... has played 2,418 career snaps ... enters 2023 fourth all-time in most games with 5+ pass receptions (22), fifth in Duke career receptions, seventh in TD receptions of 20+ yards, ninth in career receiving yards, tied for 10th in both career TD receptions and most 100+ yard receiving games.

 

2022: Third Team All-ACC selection as both a wide receiver and return specialist and an honorable mention All-ACC recipient as an all-purpose player ... recipient of the team’s Offensive Skill Player of the Year Award ... saw action in all 13 games, making 12 starts ... hauled in a team-best 62 receptions for a team-high 873 yards (14.08), while finishing third with four touchdowns ... added a team-high nine punt returns for 113 yards (12.6), including a season-high two returns for 41 yards against North Carolina A&T ... receptions per game (4.77) and receiving yards per game (67.15) both ranked ninth in the ACC ... receiving yards and receptions were tied for 14th and 19th, respectively, on Duke’s single-season chart ... carded 4+ receptions in 10 games, including a season-high 11 against Wake Forest ... finished tied for fifth in program history with most games with 5+ receptions in a single-season (9) ... recorded two 100+ yard receiving games against Northwestern (108) and Wake Forest (174) ... final receiving yardage total against the Demon Deacons was the fifth-most in the ACC for a single-game in 2022 ... the receiving yards and 11 receptions against Wake Forest ranked tied for 18th and tied for 20th all-time on Duke’s single-game chart ... finished with 60+ receiving yards in seven contests and 5+ receptions in nine games ... scored receiving TDs against Kansas, Virginia, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest ... 37-of-62 receptions produced a first down and 20 covered 20+ yards with three TDs ... registered a season-long 51-yard reception from QB Riley Leonard at Northwestern ... totaled 24 points from four TDs ... on Duke’s bowl game charts, Military Bowl totals rank tied for seventh in pass receptions in a half (5, 1st) and game (6), tied for eighth in receiving yards in a half (61, 1st), and tied for 12th in receiving yards (62) ... became the 11th player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career receiving yards and the first player to register 700+ yards receiving in back-to-back seasons since T.J. Rahming did so in 2017 (795) and 2018 (811) ... teamed up with WR Jordan Moore to make Duke one of two ACC schools with two players with 650+ receiving yards (North Carolina) ... the pair became the 14th duo in Duke history to achieve 600+ receiving yards in the same season ... on the field for 728 snaps.

 

2021: Fourth Team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele ... saw action in all 12 games, making 10 starts ... tallied 56 receptions for 718 yards (12.8) and a team-best three TDs ... added two rushes for 13 yards (6.50) with one TD ... receptions and receiving yards were second-most on the team ... carded 4+ receptions in 10 games, including a season-high seven against Louisville ... recorded two 100+ yard receiving games in back-to-back outings against North Carolina and Georgia Tech ... registered a season and team long 80-yard TD reception from QB Gunnar Holmberg at North Carolina ... added additional receiving TDs against Kansas and Pittsburgh ... compiled 30+ receiving yards in 10 contests ... teamed up with WR Jake Bobo to make Duke one of three ACC schools with multiple players with 700+ receiving yards (Wake Forest and Virginia) ... the pair became the eighth duo in Duke history to achieve 700+ receiving yards in the same season and first since Jamison Crowder (1,074) and Conner Vernon (1,074) did so in 2012 ... accounted for 10 plays of 20+ yards (all receiving) and two TDs ... recorded a rushing TD against Louisville ... totaled 24 points from four TDs ... on the field for 543 snaps. 

 

2020: Started all 11 games ... recorded 39 receptions for 349 yards (9.05) and two TDs while rushing once for minus-four yards (-4.00) ... added two punt returns for three yards (1.50), one pass attempt and one INT ... led the team in receptions and was tied for the team lead in receiving TDs ... had 10 games with 2+ receptions, including a season-high six catches against Miami ... had a season-high 62 receiving yards versus Notre Dame ... caught a season-long 34-yard pass from QB Chase Brice at Virginia ... recorded receiving TDs against Syracuse and Charlotte ... compiled 30+ receiving yards in six contests … accounted for four plays of 20+ yards (all receiving) and one TD ... totaled 12 points from two TDs ... on the field for 478 snaps. 

 

2019: Honorable Mention Freshman All-America selection by Pro Football Focus ... received the team’s Clarkston Hines Award as Duke’s top receiver ... started all 12 games ... recorded 46 receptions for 420 yards (9.13) and four TDs while rushing four times for two yards (0.50) ... one of two true freshmen to start in all 12 games ... led the team in receiving yards and receiving TDs ... led all ACC freshmen in pass receptions and was third among Power 5 freshman WRs in catches ... in the ACC, ranked 23rd in TD receptions ... totals ranked second in receptions, tied for third in TD receptions and sixth in receiving yards on Duke’s freshman single-season charts ... had 10 games with 2+ receptions, including a season-high eight catches against North Carolina A&T ... also had season-highs of 105 receiving yards and two TD catches versus the Aggies ... finished first, fifth and sixth on freshman single-game list after two TDs, eight receptions and 105 receiving yards, respectively, against North Carolina A&T ... compiled 30+ receiving yards in six contests … accounted for seven plays of 20+ yards (six receiving and one passing) and four TDs (three receiving and one passing) ... completed lone pass attempt for a 25-yard TD to RB Deon Jackson against Virginia Tech ... totaled 26 points from four TDs and one PAT ... on the field for 669 snaps. 

 

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year letterman at Southside under coaches Julius Prince and Jeremy West ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... three-time all-region II-AAA selection ... chosen as the 2018 Class AAA Upper State Back of the Year by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association ... as a senior, helped Tigers to a 9-4 overall record and trip to the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) quarterfinals, finishing 9-4 overall ... nine wins were tied for the most in program history and Tigers reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs for the first time ... in senior year, threw for 633 yards and five TDs while adding 583 rushing yards and six scores ... as a junior, threw for 2,226 yards and 20 TDs while rushing for 511 yards and eight scores and was named team MVP ... also played basketball and helped Southside to SCHSL Class AAA titles as a sophomore and junior.

 

PERSONAL

 

Born December 16, 2000 ... majoring in sociology while pursuing a certificate in markets and management ... son of Dameta and Lamont Calhoun ... father played football at Lees-McRae College.

2022

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
62.0	14.1	4.0	51.0	873.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	2.0	3.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
24.0	26.0	2.0	0.0	13.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
12.6	9.0	0.0	43.0	113.0

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
6.5	1.0	13.0	2.0	7.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
56.0	12.8	3.0	80.0	718.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0

2020

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
-4.0	0.0	-4.0	1.0	0.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
38.0	9.0	2.0	34.0	341.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

puntReturns
AVG	NO	TD	LONG	YDS
1.5	2.0	0.0	3.0	3.0

2019

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	25.0	1.0	25.0	0.0	1.0	1.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
0.5	0.0	2.0	4.0	3.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
46.0	9.1	4.0	49.0	420.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	1.0