DALLAS - Fresno State redshirt freshman wide receiver Jalen Moss has been named a midseason addition to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-American watch list. Moss is one of 62 freshman standouts from around the FBS represented on the list, and one of six from the Mountain West.
Moss is second on the team with 36 receptions for 390 yards and four touchdowns. He has two 100-yard receiving games under his belt so far this season, and has started six of seven games played.
The native of Menlo Park, Calif. became the first Bulldog freshman or redshirt freshman since Davante Adams in 2012 to have multiple 100-yard receiving games in a single season.
Entering college ahead of the 2022 season, Moss was rated one of the Top 5 recruits from the Mountain West in his signing class.
Signing to the Bulldog program out of Menlo-Atherton High School in Northern California, Moss was following in the footsteps of some notable Bulldog alumni who left their mark on the program as two of the best to do it as Bulldogs in their positions out of Menlo-Atherton HS – receiver Davante Adams (2011-13) and running back Jordan Mims (2017-22). Adams is Top 5 in career receptions (2nd), receiving yards (4th) and receiving touchdowns (1st) in the program's history. Mims, who is newly out of the program following his graduation last season, finished his career in the Top 5 in career rushing yards (4th), rushing touchdowns (T3rd) and rushing attempts (2nd).
Although having redshirted in 2022, Moss earned valuable game-like experience from an incredibly veteran wide receiver room a season ago with now-NFL players in Jalen Cropper (Dallas Cowboys) and Nikko Remigio (Kansas City Chiefs IR). Moss was the only true freshman receiver to see consistent time away from the scout team offense last season. That opportunity has translated into what we are seeing from the young 'Dog on the field this season.
Moss is the first Bulldog wideout to be recognized by the FWAA for all-america acknowledgments since Adams in 2012.
The FWAA will unveil its 2023 Freshman All-American Team, sponsored by Chris Doering Mortgage, and the sixth annual Freshman of the Year Award in January.