| No. 18 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | (2001-10-30)October 30, 2001 (age 24) Sterling, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Potomac Falls (Sterling) | ||||||||
| College | Holy Cross (2020–2023) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2025 | |||||||||
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Jalen Coker (born October 30, 2001) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theHoly Cross Crusaders.
Coker attendedPotomac Falls High School inSterling, Virginia. During hishigh school football career, he had 89 receptions for 1,622 yards and 18touchdowns on offense and 169 tackles and 12interceptions on defense.
Coker played at theCollege of the Holy Cross from 2020 to 2023.[1][2] During his career, he had 163 receptions for 2,684 yards and a school record 31 touchdowns.[3] After the 2023 season he entered the2024 NFL draft.[4]
Coker participated in the 2024NFL Combine.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.57 s | 1.52 s | 2.67 s | 42.5 in (1.08 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 12 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Coker signed with theCarolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024.[8] He was also selected by theMemphis Showboats in the fourth round of the2024 UFL draft on July 17.[9] Coker was waived on August 28, and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 24.[12] In Week 15 against theDallas Cowboys, Coker had four receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown, which was an 83-yard reception.[13] As a rookie, he appeared in 11 games, finishing with 32 receptions for 478 yards and two touchdowns.[14]
Coker was placed oninjured reserve to begin the 2025 season, the result of a quad strain suffered in practice.[15] He was activated on October 18, 2025, ahead of the team's Week 7 game against theNew York Jets.[16]