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Jalen Nailor

Wide Receiver, Las Vegas Raiders · #9.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 9
Born: Mar 2, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Palmdale, CA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Michigan State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	5	11	52	10.4	0	16	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	74	125	1,118	15.1	11	62	58	5	9	1.8	0	15	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	15 targets	-0.10	40%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 4	vs KC	L 30-27	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	1	3	16	16.0	0	16	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ LAC	W 26-14	1	3	9	9.0	0	9	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	3	5	27	9.0	0	12	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jalen Rasheed Nailor (born March 2, 1999), nicknamed "Speedy", is an American professional football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jalen Nailor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Nailor attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In high school, Nailor played football and ran track, winning four state titles. Nailor recorded 28 touchdowns and over 2,000 yards in his high school career including 12 touchdowns, 41 receptions, and 807 yards in his senior year. After originally being committed to Arizona State, Nailor decommitted after Sun Devil's head coach Todd Graham was fired. Nailor, a three-star recruit, would instead choose to play at Michigan State University.

College career

In 2020, Nailor led the Big Ten Conference in yards per catch while being the runner-up in 2021. In 2021, in a game against Rutgers, Nailor put up a career high 221 yards with three touchdowns. In his college career, Nailor played in 28 games with Michigan State. Throughout his career, Nailor tallied stats of 86 receptions, 1,453 yards, and 12 touchdowns. At the end of his collegiate career, Nailor declared for the 2022 NFL draft.

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