NFL - Rise of Jalen Hurts - Documentary (2023)

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Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football at Alabama, where he was part of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, and used his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma. Selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Hurts became their starter near the end of his rookie season.

Hurts attended Channelview High School in Channelview, Texas. Hurts's father, Averion, was the football coach at Channelview High School throughout his son's high school career. As a senior, he passed for 2,384 yards with 26 touchdown passes and rushed for 1,391 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hurts was a second-team all-district selection as a sophomore and was named the District 21-6A Overall MVP as a junior during his high school playing years. Throughout his high school career, Hurts played against C. E. King High School running back Trayveon Williams, who later played at Texas A&M University and in the NFL. Hurts was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Class of 2016. Although Texas A&M made a strong push to recruit Hurts, Hurts committed to the University of Alabama on June 5, 2015. He was recruited by Alabama's defensive line coach Bo Davis and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin.

In addition to football, Hurts participated in powerlifting. As a sophomore in high school, Hurts was squatting 500 pounds of weight and would eventually become regional finalist in the 198-pound weight class. Entering the season, many people questioned whether Hurts would prove to be the new franchise quarterback for the Eagles. 2022 would be the first time since high school that Hurts would have the same offensive coordinator across two seasons
In the season opener against the Detroit Lions, Hurts threw for 243 yards and rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown in the 38–35 win. In Week 2 on Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings, Hurts threw for 333 yards, one touchdown and one interception with a 83.9% completion and a 108.7 rating in the 24–7 win. Hurts followed the Monday Night win over the Vikings with another impressive performance against the division rival Washington Commanders. Hurts completed 22 of his 35 pass attempts for 340 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–8 victory to improve to 3–0 on the season.[59] For his performance, Hurts was named NFC Offensive Player of Month for September, becoming the first Eagles player to win the award since 2017.

In Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, Hurts had 239 passing yards, 61 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns in the 20–17 victory. After a 29–17 victory over the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football, Hurts became the first Eagles quarterback to lead the team to an 8–0 record. In Week 12, Hurts rushed for 157 yards and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns in a 40–33 win over the Packers, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He also became the first player with 150+ rushing yards, 150+ passing yards and multiple passing touchdowns in a single game. With a Week 14 win over the New York Giants, Hurts led the Eagles to a consecutive playoff berth. A day after the win over the Bears, it was revealed that Hurts sprained his throwing shoulder, ruling him out for the Eagles Week 16 game against the Dallas Cowboys. Coming back in Week 18, a wounded Hurts would help lead the Eagles to a 22–16 victory over the Giants. Hurts would finish the season with a starting record of 14–1, tying a franchise best (with Randall Cunningham) 35 total TDs (22 passing, 13 rushing) to just six interceptions, 3,701 passing yards and a 101.5 quarterback rating.