Jalen Travis (born April 19, 2002) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Princeton Tigers and the Iowa State Cyclones. Travis was selected by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life and high school

Travis attended DeLaSalle High School in

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. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play

for the Princeton Tigers. Travis was also previously a congressional intern for Minnesota Senator

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College career

Princeton

After his freshman season in

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was cancelled due to the

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, Travis appeared in nine games for the Tigers in 2021. He took over as Princeton's starting left tackle in 2022. In 2023, Travis made six starts for the Tigers before suffering an injury. Regardless, he was named second-team All-Ivy league and was named a Campbell Trophy semifinalist. After the season, Travis entered his name into the

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Iowa State

Travis transferred to play for the Iowa State Cyclones. After missing the first two games of the 2024 season with an injury, he took over as the Cyclones starting left tackle. After the season, Travis declared for the 2025 NFL draft and accepted an invite to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl.

Professional career

Travis was selected in the fourth round (127th pick) by the

at the 2025 NFL draft. Upon being drafted 127th, he became the highest drafted

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player in the modern

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era. He signed a four-year contract with the Colts on May 9, 2025.

Personal life

Travis has two brothers who both played basketball: Reid at Kentucky and Jonah at Harvard. Travis also has two sisters, Olivia who is a basketball coach at Western Illinois, and Grace who played volleyball at St. Mary’s. His cousin, Ross, played basketball at Penn State and played in the NFL.

References

External links

Indianapolis Colts bioIowa State Cyclones bioPrinceton Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Travis, Jalen Living people Players of American football from Minneapolis American football offensive tackles American football offensive linemen DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis) alumni Iowa State Cyclones football players Princeton Tigers football players Indianapolis Colts players 2002 births