Hurts would accumulate over 2000 yards in his 15 games, but with a noticeable increase in his efficiency, boasting a 150.2 passer rating, 11 points higher than his freshman campaign. Hurts’ work ethic and improvement as a QB would lead to another great regular season as Alabama’s signal-caller. Jalen Hurts would start the 2017 NCAAF season as Alabama’s young rising phenom, eyeing a shot at redemption for the National championship. This problem would persist throughout Hurts’ time at Alabama, where passing in big moments would lead to Jalen’s highest and lowest points in his college career. His loss in the Natty highlighted that, as Hurts was forced to pass 31 times against a strong Clemson defense. The true freshman was still incredibly raw as a passer, and while his legs helped him out in most situations, when that option was taken away, he couldn’t get it done with only his arm. That’s not to say Hurts didn’t have his issues. Even with a sour ending, Jalen Hurts’ freshman campaign will go down in history as one of if not the best in Alabama’s, and even college football’s existence. In the National Championship against Clemson, Hurts put up a dismal 13-31 stat line with his second-lowest Passer Rating at 88.1. Hurts truly redefined what true freshmen could do.
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