2015 Football Roster
Grimble, Jalen
Jersey Number 10
Jalen Grimble
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 279
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman HS
Bio
OVERVIEW
- Jalen’s career at Oregon State was marred by injury
- Four career starts
- Graduated in December with a degree in economics
- Played in five games starting one
- Limited in 2015 by injury
- Registered 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
- Recorded TFLs at Utah and against UCLA
- Played in six games starting three
- Battled a nagging back injury during fall camp which limited him in the early season
- Suffered a knee injury at USC and missed six games
- Attempted to come back late in the season
- Transferred into the Oregon State football program in August
- Required by NCAA rules to sit out 2013 after his transfer
- Redshirt
- Practiced at defensive tackle for the scout team in his first season at Oregon State
- Saw action in 15 games for the Hurricanes as a reserve defensive lineman
- Earned two letters at Miami
- Five-star prospect by Scout
- Four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPNU
- Ranked No. 20 at defensive tackle in the nation and as the No. 1 prospect in Nevada by Rivals
- Registered 71 tackles and seven sacks as a senior
- Also played basketball for the Gaels
- Team captain for both sports
- Born August 10, 1993 in Las Vegas
- Son of Jerry and Amy Grimble
- Cousin, Jasmine Shannon, attended Oregon State and was on the Beavers’ dance team
- Cousin, Xavier Grimble, played tight end at USC and is currently with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers
- Cousin, Barkevious Mingo, played football at LSU and is currently with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns
- Lists Ndamukong Suh as his favorite athlete
- Graduated with a degree in economics in December
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