Jalen Logan-Redding

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 295
Hometown:
Columbia, Mo.
High School:
Rock Bridge
Years in College / At Minnesota:
6 / 6
Letters:
5
Class:
Sixth Year

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

2025: Started all 13 games • made 15 tackles • had two tackles for loss and one half of a sack • broke up one pass. Game-by-Game: Totaled three tackles, one tackle for loss and had half of a sack against Buffalo • started against Northwestern State • made one tackle at Cal • tallied one tackle against Rutgers • started at Ohio State and against Purdue • recorded one tackle versus Nebraska • started at Iowa • made four tackles and had one tackle for loss against Michigan State • broke up one pass and made three tackles at Oregon • started against Wisconsin • made two tackles against New Mexico.

2024 • SENIOR SEASON: Started 11 of the 13 games he played in • made 27 tackles and had two tackles for loss • broke up four passes. Game-by-Game: Broke up one pass against North Carolina • started against Rhode Island • notched six tackles and forced one fumble against Nevada • made two tackles, had half of a tackle for loss and broke up one pass against Iowa • had three tackles and one tackle for loss at Michigan • tallied one tackle and one pass breakup against USC • competed at UCLA • had three tackles against Maryland • made two tackles at Illinois • had five tackles at Rutgers • made four tackles and had half of a tackle for loss against Penn State • broke up one pass at Wisconsin • made one tackle against Virginia Tech.

2023 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started 12 of the 13 games he played in • had 29 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and broke up one pass. Game-by-Game: Made three tackles and had one sack against Nebraska • totaled one tackle against Eastern Michigan • notched six tackles at North Carolina • competed at Northwestern • started against Louisiana and against Michigan • had two tackles and one sack at Iowa • totaled two tackles against Michigan State • had five tackles against Illinois and record half of a sack • made four tackles at Purdue • made three tackles at Ohio State • totaled three tackles and one pass breakup against Wisconsin • competed against Bowling Green.

2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started 12 of the 13 games he played in • made 18 tackles (10 solo), three tackles for loss and one sack • recovered two fumbles and broke up one pass. Game-by-Game: Made two tackles against New Mexico State • had two tackles and one sack against Western Illinois • recovered one fumble against Colorado • had one tackle at Michigan State • recovered one fumble against Purdue • recorded one tackle at Illinois • made four tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Penn State • totaled two tackles and one tackle for loss against Rutgers • made one tackle at Nebraska • recorded two tackles against Northwestern • made one tackle against Iowa • started at Wisconsin • made two tackles and broke up one pass against Syracuse.

2021: Redshirted • played in four games • recorded one pass break up against Bowling Green • saw action at Purdue, at Indiana and against Wisconsin.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in two games • made his Minnesota debut against Purdue where he played on special teams and defense • saw action at Nebraska.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. • wore No. 56 for the Bruins • as a senior, recorded 78 tackles and 10 sacks and was named Second Team All-State • named to the Central Missouri Media All-District Team • as a junior, tallied 62 tackles and eight sacks • coached by Van Vanatta • consensus three-star recruit • ranked No. 29 weakside defensive end and No. 12 recruit in Missouri by 247Sports.

PERSONAL: Son of Shanise R. Redding and of Michael Logan Sr. and Nawassa Logan • grandson of Russell Logan and of Raymond Redding Sr. and Doris Redding • has two siblings (Michael Logan Jr. and Mikayla Logan) • father, Michael Logan Sr., played college football at Missouri • sister, Mikayla Logan, ran college track at Southeast Missouri State University.