
- Name
- Jelani Thurman
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- TE
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 253
- Hometown
- Fairburn, GA
- High School
- Langston Hughes
- Recruiting Stars
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2023, 2024
Major: Sport Administration (2024)
Weight: 258 (2024), 253 (2023)
2024 Media Guide: Jelani Thurman is a physically imposing tight end and poised to become a leader within his unit in 2024.
2023: Played in five games as a true freshman in 2023 and ultimately redshirted the season … he started in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl and also played against Western Kentucky, Purdue, Michigan State and Minnesota … he caught his first collegiate pass against Michigan State and finished the game with two receptions for 18 yards.
2023 Media Guide: Jelani signed his National Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes in December of 2022 … he enrolled at Ohio State in January of 2023 and took part in spring drills … Jelani was one of the nation’s top tight ends as a senior in 2022 … ranked No. 104 nationally in the 247Sports composite … the No. 4-ranked tight end and a four-star prospect overall.
High School: Caught 39 passes for 624 yards and 13 touchdowns in 14 games as a senior for Langston Hughes High School … led Langston Hughes to a 15-0 record as a senior and a 6A state title win over Gainesville … amassed over 1,000 yards receiving over his final two high school seasons with 19 touchdowns and an average of nearly 16 yards per catch … also played defense where he had 74 tackles, 3.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles-for-loss and four pass breakups.
Personal: Is the son of Kara Braxton and Odell Thurman; Mom was a two-time WNBA champion with the Detroit Shock and Dad played in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |