# Jalen Milroe
**Jalen Milroe** (born 2002) is an [American football](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-football) quarterback for the [Seattle Seahawks](https://www.edgepedia.org/seattle-seahawks) of the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league), who played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Seahawks in the third round, 92nd overall, of the 2025 NFL Draft.[1](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/SEA.pdf) • [2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) He is known as a dual-threat quarterback with elite running ability and a strong arm, whose development as a pocket passer was the central question of his draft evaluation.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born / size | 2002, Katy, Texas; 6 feet 2, 216 pounds[1](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/SEA.pdf) |
| Draft | Third round, 92nd overall, by the Seattle Seahawks, April 25, 2025, via a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) • [4](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-third-round-pick-jalen-milroe) |
| Alabama career totals | 7,593 total yards (fifth in program history), 78 touchdowns (45 passing, 33 rushing, fourth), 6,016 passing yards (seventh), 199.8 yards per game (third, behind Bryce Young and Tua Tagovailoa)[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) |
| 2024 season | 36 total touchdowns (16 passing, 20 rushing), 2,844 passing yards, 726 rushing yards; his 20 rushing touchdowns tied for fourth-most in an Alabama single season[5](https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/milroe-jalen/10695) |
| 2023 season | 23 touchdown passes against 6 interceptions, 12 rushing touchdowns, 15.2 yards per completion (seventh among FBS quarterbacks), Manning Award finalist[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) |
| Athletic testing | 4.4-second 40-yard dash at his Alabama pro day; he skipped athletic testing at the 2025 Scouting Combine[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) • [6](https://www.bigblueview.com/2025/3/19/24388503/2025-nfl-draft-quarterback-deep-dive-jalen-milroe-alabama-scouting-report) |
| NFL so far | Appeared in 3 games with no starts as a rookie in 2025, with 3 rushes for 4 yards and 1 fumble; Seattle won Super Bowl LX and Milroe was inactive for the postseason[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) |
## Background
Milroe is from [Katy, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/katy-texas), and comes from a military family, with his mother serving in the Navy and his father a Marine.[6](https://www.bigblueview.com/2025/3/19/24388503/2025-nfl-draft-quarterback-deep-dive-jalen-milroe-alabama-scouting-report) At Tompkins High School he was a consensus four-star prospect, ranked 81st nationally on the 247Composite as the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 13 player in Texas, and he played in the Under Armour All-America Game. As a junior in 2019 he passed for 2,689 yards and 29 touchdowns, and in 2020 he led his team to a 9-0 record with 1,136 passing yards and 13 touchdowns.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) He chose Alabama over offers from Texas, Florida, and Oregon.[7](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/jalen-milroe-nfl-draft-2025-profile-full-scouting-report-40-yard-dash-time-nfl-comparison-landing-spots/)
## College career at Alabama
**Backup years.** Milroe spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as a backup to [Bryce Young](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryce-young), who went first overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.[7](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/jalen-milroe-nfl-draft-2025-profile-full-scouting-report-40-yard-dash-time-nfl-comparison-landing-spots/)
**2023: taking over as starter.** With Young in the NFL, Milroe won the starting job in 2023 under [Nick Saban](https://www.edgepedia.org/nick-saban).[8](https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2025jmilroe.php) After losing his second start to Texas and being benched the following game, he regained the job and led Alabama to an SEC Championship and a [College Football Playoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/college-football-playoff) berth, finishing with 23 touchdown passes against 6 interceptions and a team-leading 12 rushing touchdowns.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) • [2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) His season ended at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2024, when top-seeded Michigan stopped Alabama 27-20 in overtime; Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime and was stopped 2 yards short of the end zone, the final play of Saban's coaching career.[9](https://apnews.com/article/87fd50e622db3a512e87c693a4bc6263) • [3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall)
**2024: the record-setting running season.** Milroe was a team captain for a second consecutive year, the first under new coach [Kalen DeBoer](https://www.edgepedia.org/kalen-deboer) after Saban's retirement.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) • [3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) He accounted for 3,570 total yards, sixth in Alabama single-season history, and 36 total touchdowns, tying for fourth in a single season at the school.[5](https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/milroe-jalen/10695) His 16 rushing touchdowns through the season were the most by an Alabama quarterback in a single season, surpassing the 13 [Jalen Hurts](https://www.edgepedia.org/jalen-hurts) scored in 2016, and he finished with 20 rushing touchdowns, second nationally among quarterbacks.[10](https://rolltide.com/documents/download/2024/11/11/11.16.24_Mercer.pdf) • [5](https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/milroe-jalen/10695) Against LSU he ran 12 times for 185 yards and four scores, including touchdowns of 39, 10, 19, and 72 yards.[5](https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/milroe-jalen/10695) The season also held setbacks: after early Heisman buzz following a win over Georgia, he threw a pick-six and lost a critical fourth-quarter fumble in a loss at Vanderbilt, and he struggled at points to adapt to DeBoer's offense.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall)
Off the field, Milroe received the William V. Campbell Trophy, college football's top academic award.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/)
## 2025 draft and the Seahawks
Milroe entered the draft as one of the most debated quarterback evaluations in the class.[7](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/jalen-milroe-nfl-draft-2025-profile-full-scouting-report-40-yard-dash-time-nfl-comparison-landing-spots/) [Pro Football Focus](https://www.edgepedia.org/pro-football-focus) gave his passes thrown 40 or more yards downfield a 95.8 passing grade, the best in the draft class.[11](https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-qb-jalen-milroe-alabama) He skipped athletic testing at the Scouting Combine, as [Lamar Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/lamar-jackson) had before him, but ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at his pro day.[6](https://www.bigblueview.com/2025/3/19/24388503/2025-nfl-draft-quarterback-deep-dive-jalen-milroe-alabama-scouting-report) • [3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall)
The Seahawks selected him 92nd overall in the third round on April 25, 2025, using the pick acquired in the March trade that sent [Geno Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/geno-smith) to Las Vegas, and announced by former Seattle running back [Shaun Alexander](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaun-alexander).[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) • [4](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-third-round-pick-jalen-milroe) The pick came after Seattle signed [Sam Darnold](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-darnold) to a three-year, $100.5 million contract and re-signed Drew Lock, positioning Milroe as a developmental quarterback behind them.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) He was the fifth quarterback taken in a draft in which Shedeur Sanders, whom few mock drafts had falling behind Milroe, was not chosen until the fifth round.[12](https://apnews.com/article/6cbdb0de26ab4505a57869e7606276a5) Coach Mike Macdonald praised his determination, intelligence, and standing with teammates, and publicly framed him as a quarterback rather than a gadget player in the Taysom Hill mold.[12](https://apnews.com/article/6cbdb0de26ab4505a57869e7606276a5) • [13](https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-mike-macdonald-jalen-milroe-is-a-qb-not-a-taysom-hill) Milroe signed his rookie contract that May, the ninth of Seattle's 11 picks to sign.[4](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-third-round-pick-jalen-milroe)
## Playing style and evaluation
Scouts consistently described Milroe as an outstanding runner and athlete for the position, able to rip off big plays and run with toughness behind a sturdy 216-pound build, with speed backed by the 4.4-second 40.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) As a thrower, evaluations flagged inconsistency: NFL.com's draft account noted he would deliver NFL-level throws into tight windows on one series and misfire on easy passes the next.[3](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall) WalterFootball's report similarly concluded he needed to become more comfortable running a passing offense from the pocket.[8](https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2025jmilroe.php) His deep-ball production was a clear strength, with the class-best 95.8 PFF grade on throws of 40 or more yards.[11](https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-qb-jalen-milroe-alabama) [CBS Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/cbs-sports) compared his power generation and release to Tyrod Taylor while noting no perfect comparison exists for his combination of speed, explosiveness, elusiveness, and power as a runner.[7](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/jalen-milroe-nfl-draft-2025-profile-full-scouting-report-40-yard-dash-time-nfl-comparison-landing-spots/)
## NFL career
As a rookie in 2025, Milroe saw time in three games at quarterback during Seattle's Super Bowl LX-winning season, recording 3 rushes for 4 yards and 1 lost fumble with no pass attempts, and he was inactive for the postseason.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/) In the 2025 preseason he played three games, completing 22 of 39 passes for 255 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions, and rushing 15 times for 80 yards.[14](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/logs/2025/post/) He entered the 2026 season still listed on the Seahawks roster at No. 6.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/)
## References
1. [Seattle Seahawks 2025 media guide, Jalen Milroe profile](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2025/SEA.pdf)
2. [Jalen Milroe, Seattle Seahawks roster biography](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/)
3. [2025 NFL Draft: Seahawks select Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at No. 92 overall, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-draft-seahawks-select-alabama-qb-jalen-milroe-at-no-92-overall)
4. [Seahawks Sign Third-Round Pick Jalen Milroe, Seahawks.com](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-third-round-pick-jalen-milroe)
5. [Jalen Milroe, Alabama Athletics roster page](https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/milroe-jalen/10695)
6. [2025 NFL Draft quarterback deep dive: Jalen Milroe, Alabama, Big Blue View](https://www.bigblueview.com/2025/3/19/24388503/2025-nfl-draft-quarterback-deep-dive-jalen-milroe-alabama-scouting-report)
7. [Jalen Milroe NFL Draft 2025 profile, CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/jalen-milroe-nfl-draft-2025-profile-full-scouting-report-40-yard-dash-time-nfl-comparison-landing-spots/)
8. [2025 NFL Scouting Report: Jalen Milroe, WalterFootball](https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2025jmilroe.php)
9. [Harbaugh's Michigan Wolverines to play for national title after stopping Alabama 27-20 in OT, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/87fd50e622db3a512e87c693a4bc6263)
10. [Alabama football notes, November 16, 2024](https://rolltide.com/documents/download/2024/11/11/11.16.24_Mercer.pdf)
11. [2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama, PFF](https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-qb-jalen-milroe-alabama)
12. [Shedeur Sanders falls to day 3 of NFL draft with 5 QBs picked ahead of Coach Prime's son, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/6cbdb0de26ab4505a57869e7606276a5)
13. [Seahawks' Mike Macdonald: Jalen Milroe is a QB, not Taysom Hill, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-mike-macdonald-jalen-milroe-is-a-qb-not-a-taysom-hill)
14. [Jalen Milroe 2025 game logs, Seahawks.com](https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jalen-milroe/logs/2025/post/)
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