2022 PFN Player Profile: Jalen Wagner – Reynolds

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Billy Splain | August 11, 2022

Jalen Wagner
Reynolds Raiders
Class Of 2023
RB\S
Jersey #27
HT/WT 6’2 190
2,069 rushing rushing yards and 25 rushing tds last year
Other sports Wrestling
Was in the big 22 players of the year.
Twitter @Jalen_Wagner27

Why do you play football?
I really have a love for the game. I have been playing it since I was a little kid. It’s an escape from reality and lets me be myself.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Marshawn lynch because he never give up on the play and any play can be a touchdown. I also love how when he became a super star he didn’t forget where he came from and helped his community.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
I remember this play specifically because it was the championship game of our midget year. We had just got a big stop at our 10 yard line to start the game. First play of the game we called 35 dive and i got the ball broke two tackles at the line of scrimmage and took it 90 yards for the touchdown. I remember this play because it took all the nerves away and just let us play our game which led to us winning 32-0.

What are your goals for this coming season?
Make big 22 again. Break my schools single-season rushing record and all time. Allstate running back and safety. Hopefully a state chip.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Pittsburgh Steelers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
When we played Eisenhower in the playoffs. I had 10 carries for 347 yards and 5 tds and 51 yards receiving 1td. I like this game not only because I had a good game but because the team was having so much fun and I feel like thats when the team started to gel.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Friday Night Lights because this movie teaches you a lot about football and how it’s a team sport .

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
“Lets go baby you got this” or “Thats my baby”

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Make it my career or job.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Basketball

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
When I got pinned in the team state finals for wrestling.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My Grandma because she’s always at my games with my mom. I also used to live with her when i was younger.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Hanging out with my girlfriend and my family because you never know when it’s the last time you will see someone.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Winning the d10 championship with my childhood friends.

What is your favorite play to run?
Inside zone

What scares you the most?
Injuries

Music of choice:
Rap

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Chipotle

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Phoenix, Arizona

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals SB in 2010.

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