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Jalen Green
No. 98 – Toronto Argonauts
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	March 15, 2001 (age 23); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Our Lady of Good Counsel; (Olney, Maryland)
College:	James Madison (2019–2023)
Undrafted:	2024
Career history
	Toronto Argonauts (2024–present);
CFL status:	American
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (2023); Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2023); First-team All-Sun Belt (2023); Dudley Award (2023);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jalen Green (born March 15, 2001)^[1] is an American professional football defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the James Madison Dukes.

Early life and high school

Green grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school career, Green completed 103 total tackles (45 solo stops and 61 assisted). Green also made a total of 8.0 sacks making 0.5 sacks per game.^[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at James Madison over offers from Army and Virginia.^[3]

College career

During Green's true freshman season in 2019, he played in 14 games and finished the season with 11 total tackles (four solo stops and seven assisted), two tackles for loss for six yards and 0.5 sacks for a yard. Green missed the entire 2020 season due to an injury he sustained.^[4] During the 2021 season, he played in 13 games and finished the season with 14 total tackles (five solo and nine assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss for 14 yards, 2.0 sacks for 13 yards, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.^[5]

During the 2022 season, he played in all 11 games and started one of them at defensive end. He finished the season with 22 total tackles (nine solo stops and 13 assisted), 6.0 tackles for loss for 23 yards, 2.5 sacks for 14 yards, one interception and one pass breakup.^[6]

During the 2023 season, he played in nine games before suffering through a knee injury during the game against Georgia State that would have him ultimately sit out for the rest of the season.^[7] He finished the season with 50 total tackles (23 solo stops and 27 assisted), 21 tackles for loss for 132 yards, 15.5 sacks for 120 yards, one interception returned for a touchdown, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles.^[8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Bench press
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	19 reps
All values from Pro Day^[9]

Toronto Argonauts

On September 24, 2024, it was announced that Green had signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts.^[10]^[11] On October 3, 2024, he was released from the practice roster and instead signed a futures contract for the 2025 season.^[11]