Jalen Nailor
WR
#83
Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 27
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Michigan State
2025 SEASON
- REC29
- YDS444
- AVG15.31
- TDS4
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 29 | 444 | 15.3 | 62 | 4 | 23 | 79.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 28 | 414 | 14.8 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 78.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 77.8 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 69 | 1066 | 15.4 | 62 | 11 | 53 | 76.8 | 20 | 2 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Originally a sixth-round pick (191st overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2022 NFL Draft, Nailor spent four seasons with the club (2022-25) and recorded 69 receptions for 1,066 yards (15.4 avg.) and 11 touchdowns in 55 career games (16 starts).
In 2025, Nailor posted career highs in receptions (29) and receiving yards (444) while scoring four touchdowns. He posted 28 catches for 414 yards and a career-high six touchdowns in 2023.
A native of Palmdale, Calif., Nailor attended high school at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nev., where he was a member of three state championship teams. He played collegiately at Michigan State (2018-21) and finished his Spartans career with 86 receptions for 1,454 yards and 12 touchdowns in 28 career games.