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Football - Minnesota

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FOOTBALL

Jalen Suggs

Quarterback/defensive back
MINNEHAHA ACADEMY*
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

2210

Passing yards

25

Passing touchdowns

974

Rushing yards

32

Tackles
“Jalen is the best high-school athlete I’ve ever seen. His natural athleticism is what stands out the most but that is not to be outdone by his confidence and his will to win.”
Adam Frey
Head Coach - Head coach of St. Croix Lutheran High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior quarterback and defensive back passed for 2,210 yards and 25 touchdowns this past season, leading the SMB Wolfpack (12-1) to the Class AAAA state championship game. The Wolfpack program is a coop arrangement populated by players from St. Paul Academy, Minnehaha Academy and the Blake School. Suggs also rushed for 974 yards and 12 scores this fall. On defense, he racked up 32 tackles and nine interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns. The two-time Suburban Maroon District Player of the Year, he led SMB to the state title in 2018.

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Academic Achievement

Suggs has maintained a 3.12 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

A consensus Top-10 national basketball recruit for Minnehaha Academy, Suggs has volunteered locally with a youth empowerment group called Teens Networking Together, and has donated his time as a youth football and basketball coach.