Jalen Shivers holds the LDE · Depth spot in SMU Mustangs’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jalen Shivers is a 6'4", 280-pound defensive lineman from Atlanta, Georgia, who attended South Gwinnett High School. A consensus three-star prospect, he was ranked 1157 overall in the 2025 recruiting class. Shivers made his collegiate debut at Boston College on November 8 and appeared in three games during his 2025 freshman season before being redshirted. In high school, he recorded 44 tackles, 26 solo, 18 TFLs, six sacks, eight QB hurries, and two pass breakups as a senior. He chose SMU over Georgia Southern, Appalachian State, Liberty, and Arkansas State.