University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A highly decorated offensive lineman as a prepster who is a returning starter up front ... Heads into the fall listed No. 1 at guard … An honors candidate and pro prospect who was named 2024 Preseason All-Mountain West by Phil Steele and Fourth Team by Athlon ... A member of the 2023 Academic All-MW Team ... Goes by the nickname “Chop.”

2024:

• Named Second Team All-Mountain West 
• A member of the Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
• Starting left tackle 
• Helped UNLV rush for 504 yards against Utah Tech, the most yards by any team in 2024

2023: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in 12 games, including starting the final nine at left tackle after overcoming an early injury ... Helped produce an explosive Rebel offense, including producing a school-record 39 rushing touchdowns ... One of four former Arkansas players to join Barry Odom at UNLV in 2023.

ARKANSAS: Spent three years at the SEC school located in Fayetteville. 2022: A reserve blocker for the Hogs as a sophomore … Appeared on special teams in 11 games and also on offense vs. Auburn. 2021: Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, making appearances against Georgia Southern and at Georgia, seeing time on the offensive line and special teams. 2020: Redshirted season after choosing the Razorbacks over Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Nebraska and others.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Trinity Catholic HS in St. Louis … Four-star prospect by Rivals … Rated as the No. 9 offensive guard in the country and seventh overall player in the state of Missouri by Rivals … Four-year varsity letterwinner who blocked for an offense that racked up over 4,000 yards of total offense, including 2,325 yards on the ground, with 28 rushing touchdowns, as well as 1,743 passing yards and 17 TDs through the air in 2019 … Helped the Titans to a 9-4 overall record and a semifinal appearance in the 2019 Missouri Class 3 High School Football playoffs … Part of an offensive unit that built up more than 5,400 yards of offense in 2018, as the Trojans rushed for 3,281 yards and 49 touchdowns to go with 2,178 passing yards and 30 touchdowns during his junior season … TCHS posted a 13-2 record in 2018 en route to the Missouri Class 3 State Championship.

PERSONAL: Jalen St. John is the son of Krystal Dinkins and Willie St. John … Has three brothers: Areon, Willie and Deveon … Majoring in communication studies.