2018 Football Roster
Roster
Rima, Jalen

Jersey Number 87
Jalen Rima
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- High School:
- Prairie HS
Bio
2018: Played in all 13 games and started in eight for the Panthers... He caught 21 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns... He had a season-high 73 yards and a touchdown on four catches against Missouri State... He caught a 40-yard reception against Iowa, a season long... He hade three catches for 48 yards against Indiana State... He tallied 47 yards on three catches against North Dakota State... He had touchdown against SDSU and Lamar University.
2017: Played in 12 games for the Panthers... caught 11 passes for 131 yards on the year... returned nine kick offs and 11 punts... recorded 153 yards in kick returns and 55 yards in punt returns... opened the season with three catches for 31 yards against Iowa State (9/2)... closed the season with his best performance of the year, after grabbing five passes for 58 yards against South Dakota State (12/2).
2016: Played in all 11 games at wide receiver, starting two ... earned MVFC All-Newcomer honors ... finished second on the team in all-purpose yards with 764 (305 receiving, 342 kick return, 23 rush) ... scored four touchdowns, including two on special teams ... notched four catches for 68 yards and a 34-yard touchdown against Missouri State (10/22) ... had two kickoff returns for 76 yards against #4 North Dakota State (10/29) ... had a career-high 176 all-purpose yards against Indiana State (11/5), setting a new UNI record for longest punt return for a touchdown in a game (94 yards) ... recorded a career-high 79 receiving yards against #17 Western Illinois (11/12) ... finished with 66 receiving yards and a 34-yard receiving touchdown against #8 South Dakota State (11/19), also returning a kickoff for 99-yards into the end zone.Â
High School: Lettered in football at Prairie High School for Mark Bliss … named first-team all-district and all-metro as a senior along with third-team all-state … was also all-district and all-metro as a junior … holds the school record for touchdowns in a season with 16 … named a team captain … has 22 receptions for 567 yards and 541 rushing yards for 16 touchdowns as a senior … averaged 19.4 yards per play in 2015 … also lettered in basketball, baseball and track and field … was the Conference Athlete of the Year in track as a junior, also earning all-metro, all-state and all-conference … was the 200 and 400 meter state champion … named all-conference and all-metro in basketball and baseball.
Personal: Son of Todd and Molly … has two siblings, Bailey and Payton.
2017: Played in 12 games for the Panthers... caught 11 passes for 131 yards on the year... returned nine kick offs and 11 punts... recorded 153 yards in kick returns and 55 yards in punt returns... opened the season with three catches for 31 yards against Iowa State (9/2)... closed the season with his best performance of the year, after grabbing five passes for 58 yards against South Dakota State (12/2).
2016: Played in all 11 games at wide receiver, starting two ... earned MVFC All-Newcomer honors ... finished second on the team in all-purpose yards with 764 (305 receiving, 342 kick return, 23 rush) ... scored four touchdowns, including two on special teams ... notched four catches for 68 yards and a 34-yard touchdown against Missouri State (10/22) ... had two kickoff returns for 76 yards against #4 North Dakota State (10/29) ... had a career-high 176 all-purpose yards against Indiana State (11/5), setting a new UNI record for longest punt return for a touchdown in a game (94 yards) ... recorded a career-high 79 receiving yards against #17 Western Illinois (11/12) ... finished with 66 receiving yards and a 34-yard receiving touchdown against #8 South Dakota State (11/19), also returning a kickoff for 99-yards into the end zone.Â
High School: Lettered in football at Prairie High School for Mark Bliss … named first-team all-district and all-metro as a senior along with third-team all-state … was also all-district and all-metro as a junior … holds the school record for touchdowns in a season with 16 … named a team captain … has 22 receptions for 567 yards and 541 rushing yards for 16 touchdowns as a senior … averaged 19.4 yards per play in 2015 … also lettered in basketball, baseball and track and field … was the Conference Athlete of the Year in track as a junior, also earning all-metro, all-state and all-conference … was the 200 and 400 meter state champion … named all-conference and all-metro in basketball and baseball.
Personal: Son of Todd and Molly … has two siblings, Bailey and Payton.
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