Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts makes his first Super Bowl appearance against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 12.
The 6-foot-1, 24-year-old Houston, Texas native was the top dual-threat prospect in the 2016 high school recruiting class. It took him awhile to live up to his potential, but now he’s on the game’s biggest stage to showcase his talent for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Let’s take a look at his path to the Super Bowl and some of his stats for the Big Game.
How Long Has Jalen Hurts Been With The Eagles?
He began his path to the NFL at the University of Alabama, where he racked up 3,734 yards and 36 touchdowns as a true freshman. The future looked bright for Hurts.
His stellar freshman campaign fell one hurdle short of perfection as the Crimson Tide lost the national championship to the Clemson Tigers 35-31. Hurts only completed 41.9% of his passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to go with 63 rushing yards and a TD on the ground.
Unbothered by losing, Hurts returned with a vengeance his sophomore season and got the Tide right back to the national title game against the Georgia Bulldogs. However, that’s where his career took a turn.
Hurts was benched at halftime in favor of freshman Tua Tagovailoa, now of the Miami Dolphins, after completing just three of eight passes for 21 yards, running six times for 47 yards. Tagovailoa steered ‘Bama to a 26-23 comeback win in the second half and overtime, and Hurts was benched permanently.
Feeling the opportunity slipping away, the former top recruit transferred to the University of Oklahoma to work with offensive mastermind Lincoln Riley during his senior season. The move worked, as the Alabama outcast produced 5,149 yards and 52 total touchdowns, among the best ever for a single season.
His efforts earned him a second-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting behind LSU and current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
Unfortunately, he stumbled again in the postseason, this time against Burrow’s LSU in the playoff semifinal. The fourth-year senior put up 217 yards and an interception on 15-31 passing, along with 43 yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 63-28 loss.
NFL draft analysts debated where Hurts would end up falling in the draft. He had immense talent and potential but was not a traditional NFL quarterback and had disappointed in several big moments.
The Eagles took the gamble and selected Hurts with the 53rd overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft. He served as the backup to Carson Wentz until taking over in Week 14.
In February 2021, the Eagles traded Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts for a conditional first-round draft pick and a third-round draft pick, cementing the start of the Hurts era in Philly.
Jalen Hurts Career Regular-Season Stats
Hurts has slowly but surely improved in the NFL, as his impressive stats indicate.
Below are his numbers for his first three seasons as a professional football player.
Passing
- 2020: 77-148, 1,061 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT
- 2021: 265-432, 3,144 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT
- 2022: 306-460, 3,701 YDS, 22 TD, 6 INT
Total: 648-1,040, 7,906 YDS, 44 TD, 19 INT
Rushing
- 2020: 63 ATT, 354 YDS, 3 TD, 6 FUM
- 2021: 139 ATT, 784 YDS, 10 TD, 4 FUM
- 2022: 165 ATT, 760 YDS, 13 TD, 5 FUM
Total: 367 ATT, 1,698 YDS, 26 TD, 15 FUM
Jalen Hurts Career Postseason Stats
His career is just beginning, as this is only the second year he has gained postseason football experience.
Passing
- 2021: 23-43, 258 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
- 2022: 31-49, 275 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Total: 54-92, 533 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
- 2021: 8 ATT, 39 YDS, 0 TD, 0 FUM
- 2022: 20 ATT, 73 YDS, 2 TD, 0 FUM
Total: 28 ATT, 112 YDS, 2 TD, 0 FUM
What Is Jalen Hurts’ Win-Loss Record In The NFL?
The quarterback is 25-11 since 2020 as a starter. That amounts to a nearly .700 winning percentage for the young QB.
Hurts will look to make it to 26 wins as the Philadelphia starter in the upcoming Super Bowl.
He has a long way to go to catch Tom Brady’s 251 career wins in the NFL, a league record that might be nearly unbreakable.
Hurts Super Bowl Prop Bets
Now that you know more about the Philadelphia QB, you might be interested in wagering on his performance in the Super Bowl. Sports bettors can find a variety of player prop bets for Hurts in Super Bowl LVII.
Here is a list of the most notable lines:
- Hurts anytime touchdown scorer (+105)
- Hurts first touchdown scorer (+750)
- Hurts over/under 243.5 passing yards (-114/-114)
- Hurts over/under 1.5 passing touchdowns (-118/-114)
- Hurts longest pass over/under 37.5 yards (-114/-114)
- Hurts most passing yards in the game (+180)
- Hurts to throw an interception (+114 yes, -152 no)
- Hurts over/under 21.5 pass completion (-108/-122)
- Hurts over/under 48.5 rushing yards (-114/-114)
- Hurts over/under 10.5 rushing attempts (-102/-130)
- Hurts longest rush over/under 12.5 yards (-122/-108)
Note: Odds and lines subject to change as the Super Bowl approaches.
Out of all these props, Hurts as an anytime touchdown scorer is the most significant draw. He has crossed the pylons in the Eagles’ two playoff games thus far and seven times in the last six weeks. Getting this bet for positive odds is a playable Super Bowl wager.
We also think that Hurts under 243.5 passing yards is playable.
Conventional logic suggests that Hurts will have to air the ball out to keep up with a high-octane Chiefs offense, but the way to match them is by dominating possession with lots of runs and fewer passes. Based on that, Hurts could stay under his passing total.
Similarly, Hurts could go over his rushing total of 48.5 yards. He is banged up but has two weeks to rest between games and is the heartbeat of the Eagles’ running attack. The Chiefs didn’t give up a ton of rushing yards during the regular season, but that was mostly because their pass defense was so bad that opponents didn’t bother running.
On the flip side, we don’t like the longest pass or rush totals, as they are pure coin flips. Hurts having the most passing yards is also unlikely to happen, given Mahomes’ excellence through the air.
Hurts as the game’s first touchdown scorer could be an inclusion in a low-stakes, high-risk parlay or as a standalone wager since he is heavily featured in the red zone. However, the Chiefs’ offense is so potent that it is hard to bet against them scoring first if they receive the opening kickoff.
