Jalen Shaffer

DLSeasons 2019–2022 (3)Games 246'2" · 213 lbsHometown Grand Rapids, Mich.High school Northpointe Christian

All-Region · 2021Second Team All-CCIW · 2022All-Region · 2022

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Tackles

111

1.0 sacks · 11.0 TFL · 1 INT

Points

1 TD

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1999–2025

1st Blocked Kicks · career · 6 1st Blocked Kicks · 2021 · 6 4th Punt Return TDs · career · 1 4th Solo Tackles · 2022 · 65 4th Punt Return TDs · 2021 · 1

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2018: Saw time with the junior varsity.

2019: Saw limited varsity action, recording six tackles.

2021: First team All-Region, D3football.com Team of the Week member, blocked a Division III-best six punts on special teams

2022: Named All-CCIW Second Team Defense...earned CCIW Football Student-Athlete of the Week on October 10th...named to the D3football.com All-Region 5 Team Third team Defense list...made 11 appearances for the Thunder...totaled 86 tackles and one sack on the season...season-high 12 tackles versus Bethel.

Major: Business/Economics

Season by Season

Rushing

Season ▴	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Yds/G
2021	8	1	28	28.0	0	28	3.5

Total Offense

Season ▴	G	Plays	Rush	Pass	Yds	Yds/G
2021	9	1	28	0	28	3.1

All-Purpose Yards

Season ▴	G	Rush	PR	IR	Yds	Yds/G
2021	9	28	40	0	68	7.6
2022	11	0	0	53	53	4.8
Career	20	28	40	53	121	6.0

Scoring

Season ▴	TD	FGM	PAT	PATA	Pts
2021	1	0	0	0	6

Defense

Season ▴	GP	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
2019	4	2	4	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	8	14	5	19	3.0	0.0	0	1	2	0	0	6
2022	11	65	21	86	8.0	1.0	1	4	2	2	2	0
Career	23	81	30	111	11.0	1.0	1	5	4	2	2	6

Interceptions

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2022	1	53	53.0	0	53

Punt Returns

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2021	3	40	13.3	1	26

Game Logs

From box scores, 1999–2025

Date ▴	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
Sep 21, 2019	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 19, 2019	WashU	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 4, 2021	University of Northwestern (MN)	1	0	1	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 25, 2021	North Park University	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Oct 2, 2021	WashU	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 9, 2021	Augustana College (IL)	1	0	1	1.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Oct 16, 2021	Carroll University	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oct 23, 2021	Carthage College	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nov 6, 2021	Illinois Wesleyan University	5	1	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 13, 2021	Millikin University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sep 10, 2022	Trinity University (Texas)	4	4	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 17, 2022	Illinois Wesleyan University	8	2	10	2.0	1.0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Sep 24, 2022	Augustana College (IL)	5	2	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 1, 2022	North Central College	6	0	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 8, 2022	Elmhurst University	5	3	8	2.0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 15, 2022	Carthage College	7	2	9	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Oct 22, 2022	Carroll University	7	2	9	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 29, 2022	Millikin University	3	1	4	1.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 5, 2022	WashU	6	1	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 12, 2022	North Park University	4	2	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 19, 2022	Bethel University	10	2	12	0.5	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 16, 2021	Carroll University	1	26	1	26
Oct 23, 2021	Carthage College	1	0	0	0
Nov 6, 2021	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	14	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	TD	FGM	PAT	PATA	Pts
Oct 16, 2021	Carroll University	1	0	0	0	6

Date ▴	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 23, 2021	Carthage College	1	28	0	28

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 8, 2022	Elmhurst University	1	53	0	53

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2018	62	DL	Freshman	6'2"	205 lbs	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Northpointe Christian
2019	62	DL	Sophomore	6'2"	208 lbs	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Northpointe Christian
2021	36	LB	Senior	6'2"	213 lbs	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Northpointe Christian
2022	21	LB	Senior	6'2"	213 lbs	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Northpointe Christian